Question

Name an essential element absorbed by plant from air.

Answer 1

Essential element absorbed by plants:

1. There are different mineral elements necessary for plant growth.
2. Carbon is the essential element supplied by air.
3. Leaves contain tiny pores called stomata where the gaseous exchange takes place via diffusion from the atmosphere.
4. Plant nutrition refers to the processes that involve a complex balance of these mineral elements essential for optimum plant growth.