Plants contain a variety of sterols like stigmasterol, ergosterol, sitosterol

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Plants contain a variety of sterols like stigmasterol, ergosterol, sitosterol etc., Which very closely resemble cholesterol. These plant sterols are referred as:

1. Phytosterols
2. Calciferols
3. Ergocalciferols
4. Lumisterols

Answer

Phytosterols, which encompass plant sterols and stanols, are steroid compounds similar to cholesterol which occur in plants. Calciferol or ergocalciferol is vitamin D₂. Lumisterol is a compound that is part of the vitamin D family of steroid compounds.

The correct option is A.