Mineral Nutrition In Plants Question 208

Question: Which is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere that cannot be utilised by plants directly in its atmospheric form and is, therefore, captured by certain bacteria that live symbiotically in the nodules of roots?

Options:

A) Oxygen

B) Nitrogen

C) Neon

D) Hydrogen

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] Despite the fact that the atmosphere is 79% nitrogen gas, plants cannot use the element in that form and frequently suffer from nitrogen deficiency.