FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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This is the nutrient that plants need to form the amino acids needed to assemble proteins
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Nitrogen
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Phosphorous
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Potassium
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All of the above
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Nitrogen is required by plants to produce amino acids, proteins, and DNA. Nitrogen is necessary because it is a component of chlorophyll.
Detailed explanation-2: -Glucose is joined with nitrates absorbed from the soil to make amino acids . These are joined together to make proteins during protein synthesis .
Detailed explanation-3: -Plants synthesize their own amino acids from inorganic nitrogen. The process includes the transformation of nitrate into nitrite and ammonium, and eventually into an organic molecule resulting in glutamic acid.
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