SHORT QUESTIONS FOR Mineral uptake (Mineral Nutrition)
What are Clay and humus? Clay is an inorganic material. It consists of aluminium and silicon oxides. Humus consists of carbonaceous residue. It is derived from lignin of cell walls.…
What are Clay and humus? Clay is an inorganic material. It consists of aluminium and silicon oxides. Humus consists of carbonaceous residue. It is derived from lignin of cell walls.…
How does soil act as source of minerals. Describe different methods of passive absorption. Describe different methods of active absorption. Give physiological role and deficiency symptoms of Nitrogen. Give physiological…
TERMS DEFINITIONS Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones. Disaccharides The sugars composed of mo monosaecharidesare called disaccharides.These sugars are linked bn glxcosidic linkage Sucrose It is a disaccharide formed …
TERMS DEFINITIONS Clay Clay is an inorganic material. It consists of aluminium and silicon oxides. Free space The term free space is used for the part of the plant cell …
The assignment of a distinctive name to each species is called nomenclature. Problems with common names Common names have two problems: I. First, common names vary from country to country.…
Nucleic acid is polymer of nucleotides. Discovery A German Chemist. Friedrich Miescher. discovered Nucleic in 1869. Ile discovered DNA only four years after the publication of Menders work. Miescher extracted…
The elements which are needed by the plants for normal and healthy life are called essential elements. Only 16 elements, are essentigl elements. -Mere are two ty pes olessential elements:…
The concentration of mineral solutes is much higher in the absorbing cells than outside in most cases. This increased concentration of minerals in the cells is called solute accumulation. Salt…
The movement of minerals into the cell or tissue without the expenditure of energy is called passive absorption. This is a physical phenomenon. Passive absorption takes place by following ways:…
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) I. Angiospermae is: (a) Family (b) Division (c) Class (d) Order Match Phylum with one of the following: (a) Family (h) Division (c) Class (d) Order…