JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2006

  • question_answer
    Micro-nutrients are:

    A)  less important in nutrition than macro-nutrients

    B)  as important in nutrition as macro-nutrients

    C)  may be omitted from culture media without any detrimental effect on the plant

    D)  called micro because they play only minor role in nutrition

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Micro-nutrients are the minerals/elements which are required in less amount by the plants and thus are present in less quantity in the plants but these are as important as the macro- nutrients. Examples of micro-nutrients iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), molybdenum (Mo), boron (B) and chlorine (Cl).


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