The deficiency symptoms of iron, magnesium and calcium in plants may actually be the symptoms of toxicity of:
1. Molybdenum
2. Manganese
3. Boron
4. Zinc

Subtopic:  Mineral Deficiency & Toxicity |
 77%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


For each molecule of ammonia produced during biological nitrogen fixation, the number of ATP molecules required is:
1. 4
2. 8
3. 12
4. 16

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation |
 76%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


Which of the following is not a macronutrient required by plants?
1. Sulfur
2. Potassium
3. Calcium
4. Iron

Subtopic:  Classification of Nutrients |
 72%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


advertisementadvertisement

Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

 

Nutrient element

Function in plants

1.

Magnesium

Maintenance of ribosome structure

2.

Sulfur

Constituent of ferrodoxin

3.

Zinc

Synthesis of gibberellins

4.

Boron

Pollen germination

Subtopic:  Mineral Function |
 81%
From NCERT

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


The product(s) of the reaction catalyzed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are.
1. Nitrate alone
2. Ammonia and oxygen
3. Ammonia and hydrogen
4. Ammonia alone

Subtopic:  Nodule formation |
 62%
From NCERT
NEET - 2020
Please attempt this question first.
Hints
Please attempt this question first.

Which of the following element helps in maintaining the structure of ribosomes?

1. Magnesium 2. Zinc
3. Copper 4. Molybdenum
Subtopic:  Mineral Function |
 88%
Please attempt this question first.
Hints

advertisementadvertisement

A plant infected with Rhizobium:
1. has necrotic tissues.
2. dies.
3. gets flaccid.
4. probably will grow faster.

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Fixation | Nodule formation |
 74%

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

The importance of nitrogen fixation can be judged by the fact that:
1. it can only be done by certain prokaryotes.
2. it is most often the limiting factor in plant growth.
3. it is very expensive in terms of metabolic energy.
4. its availability replaces requirement of some other essential nutrients.

Subtopic:  Nitrogen Metabolism |

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

Necrosis of young leaves is a symptom of deficiency of calcium in plants indicating that calcium:
1. is a relatively immobile nutrient in plants.
2. is tied up in formed chlorophyll molecules.
3. is concentrated in the xylem of older leaves.
4. is concentrated in older leaves.

Subtopic:  Mineral Function |
 72%

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.


advertisementadvertisement

If the leaves of whole plant show chlorosis, the mineral nutrient most likely to be deficient would be:
1. boron
2. manganese
3. nitrogen
4. calcium

Subtopic:  Mineral Deficiency & Toxicity |
 52%

To unlock all the explanations of 38 chapters you need to be enrolled in MasterClass Course.

Hints