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Essential elements are...

Essential elements are

A

only macronutrients

B

only micronutrients

C

Both macro and micronutrients

D

C, H, O and N only

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An essential element is the one which has a specific structural or physiological role and without which plants cannot complete their life cycle. These essential elements are classified into two broad categories called macronutrients and micronutrients.
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  2. Which of the following is not criterion for essentiality of an element...

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  3. Essential elements are

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  4. Which of the following are macronutrients?

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  5. Which of the four most abundant element in most plants (C, H, O and N)...

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  6. The macronutrientis a component of all organic compounds but is not ob...

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  7. Micronutrients are present in plant tissues in concentrations less tha...

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  8. Select the option that contains micronutrients only

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  9. Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the c...

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  10. Monovalents (e.g., Na^(2),K^(+))membrane permeability while divalents ...

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  11. The inorganic essential elements which are obtained from the soil are ...

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  13. Phosphorus (P) is a structural element of

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  14. Which of the following essential elements plays an important role in o...

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  15. Which of the following is not one of the three plants macronutrietns i...

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  16. Minerals which maintain cation-anion balance in cells are

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  17. Sulphur is a constituents of which of the following amino acids?

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  18. Which of the following elements are required for chlorophyll synthesis...

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  20. Which of the following minerals activate the enzymes involved in respi...

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