Insectivorous plants grow in the soil which is deficient in:
1. Mg
2. Ca
3. P
4. N
When the plants are grown in magnesium-deficient but urea-rich soil, the symptoms expressed are:
1. Yellowish leaves
2. Colourless petiole
3. Dark green leaves
4. Shoot apex die
Plants take zinc in the form of:
1. ZnSO4 | 2. Zn2+ |
3. ZnO | 4. Zn |
An aquatic fern that is used to increase the yield of paddy crops:
1. Azolla
2. Salvinia
3. Marsilea
4. Isoetes
The major role of minor elements inside living organisms is to act as:
1. Co-factors of enzymes
2. Building blocks of important amino acids
3. Constituent of hormones
4. Binder of cell structure
Which element is located at the center of the porphyrin ring in chlorophyll?
1. | Calcium | 2. | Magnesium |
3. | Potassium | 4. | Manganese |
Which one of the following mineral elements plays an important role in biological nitrogen fixation:
1. Copper
2. Manganese
3. Zinc
4. Molybdenum
Plants deficient in the element zinc show its effect on the biosynthesis of which plant growth hormone:
1. | Auxin | 2. | Cytokinin |
3. | Ethylene | 4. | Abscissic acid |
In which one of the following nitrogen is not a constituent:
1. Idioblast
2. Bacteriochlorophyll
3. Invertase
4. Pepsin
Boron in green plants assists in:
1. Activation of enzymes
2. Acting of enzyme cofactor
3. Photosynthesis
4. Sugar transport