Class 11 Biology - Chapter Mineral Nutirtion NCERT Solutions | All elements that are present in a plant

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 11th Biology - Chapter Mineral Nutirtion. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Exercise 1, Question 1: all elements that are present in a plant need not....
Question 1

All elements that are present in a plant need not be essential to its survival. Comment.

Answer

Plants tend to absorb different kinds of nutrients from soil. However, a nutrient is inessential for a plant if it is not involved in the plant’s physiology and metabolism. For example, plants growing near radioactive sites tend to accumulate radioactive metals. Similarly, gold and selenium get accumulated in plants growing near mining sites. However, this does not mean that radioactive metals, gold, or selenium are essential nutrients for the survival of these plants.

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