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How do plants get nutrients ?

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Plants get nutrients from air, water, and soil. Soil is the major source of nutrients. Thirteen of these nutrients are available a from soil. The remaining three nutrients (carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen) are obtained from air and water.
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  • Read the given statements and select the correct option. Statement 1 : Plants and animals in the environment are interdependent. Statement 2: Animals get their food from plants and plants get nutrients from animal excreta.

    A
    Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
    B
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    C
    Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
    D
    Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.

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    C
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