Question

Plants take in only minerals from the soil. But, directly or indirectly, we get vitamins from them too. Do plants make vitamins or get them from somewhere?

Answer 1

Yes, plants and certain microorganism are able to make their own vitamins by using various nutrients from the soil and the environment .Synthesis of vitamins is done by a biochemical pathway. Vitamins are actually organic compounds required by humans and other organisms in small amounts from the diet. Humans are able to make vitamin D by using sunlight and Niacin from an amino acid. The other vitamins which humans are not able to produce are taken from diet or plant sources.