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Question

State whether the following statement is true or false.

Nitrogen as a nutrient element is highly immobile in plants.


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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False

Nitrogen:

  1. Nitrogen is one of the most important macro-nutrient that is required to develop chlorophyll which is an important site for the absorption of sunlight to produce glucose.
  2. It is taken up from the soil by plants in the form of nitrate or ammonium ions.
  3. It is transported from soil to the xylem and to the phloem tissues in the form of organic and inorganic such as amino acids, amides, and nitrates.
  4. Nitrogen is not immobile in plants.

Final Answer:

The given statement is false.


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