SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fill in the missing word:Nitrogen has to be in the form of????? for plants to absorb it.
A
Phosphates
B
Carbon
C
Nitrates
D
sulphated
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants absorb nitrogen from the soil in the form of nitrate, nitrite and urea.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nitrate is the form of nitrogen which is directly absorbed and used by the plants for making amino acids and proteins.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants take up nitrate from the soil via the transporter proteins present in the root cell membrane. There are other nitrate transporters that are involved in moving nitrate within plants to different tissues as needed.

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