Chapter 36: Plant Nutrition

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

 

1. Which four elements are found in highest concentration in plants?
2. Phosphorus, calcium, hydrogen, carbon
3. Magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, potassium
4. Magnesium, iron, phosphorus, potassium
5. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
6. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium

Answer: d

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2. Hydrogen in hydrocarbons enters living systems from
3. the atmosphere.
4. oil and coal.
5. water.
6. H₂S.
7. All of the above

Answer: c

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3. A photoautotroph acquires its carbon from
4. the soil.
5. the air.
6. water.
7. the sun.
8. carbon-fixing prokaryotes.

Answer: b

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4. Plants do not obtain which of the following elements from the soil?
5. Carbon
6. Nitrogen
7. Potassium
8. Sulfur
9. Zinc

Answer: a

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5. Plants acquire minerals from the soil
6. by recycling them.
7. by growing.
8. from rainwater.
9. from soil microbes.
10. All of the above

Answer: b

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