Question

Major role of minor elements inside living organisms is to act as

• A. Binder of cell structure
• B. Constituent of hormones
• C. Building blocks of important amino acids
• D. Cofactor of enzymes

Answer 1

The correct option is D Cofactor of enzymes

Minor elements or micronutrients are those elements which are required in very less quantities by the plants i.e., less than 0.1 gm/ mg of dry matter weight of plants. They are mostly involved in the functioning of enzymes as co-factors or metal activators.

Hence the correct answer is option D.