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Essential Mineral Nutrients

Question

Identify the incorrect statement about nitrogen.

Moderate

A

Proteins contain nitrogen.
B

It is the most abundant essential mineral element in the plant body
C

Plants can easily absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere.
D

Nitrogen is absorbed by plants in both cationic and anionic form.

Solution

Plants cannot directly absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere. They obtain it from the soil in the form of nitrate and ammonium ions. It is one of the major constituents of proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins and hormones.

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