Respond to statements 8285 with reference to the five plant
macronutrients listed below.
a. nitrogen
b. potassium
c. magnesium
d. phosphorus
M 82. This nutrient helps to maintain turgor pressure.
M 83. This nutrient is an extremely important part of ATP.
M 84. This nutrient is an important part of the backbone
structure of DNA.
M 85. This nutrient is essential to formation of chlorophyll
and acts as a cofactor for many enzymes.
Question 2Choose the most appropriate answer response for
each question.
1. ___ Casparian strip
2. ___ companion cells
3. ___ legumes
4. ___ mycorrhiza
5. ___ nodules
6. ___ sieve tube members
7. ___ stylet
8. ___ tracheids and vessels
9. ___ translocation
10. ___ transpiration
11. ___ guard cells
A. responsible for opening and closing of
stomata
B. mouthpart of an aphid
C. pipelines of the xylem
D. a mutually beneficial association between
a fungus and a young root
E. structures on roots that house nitrogenfixing
bacteria
F. pipelines of the phloem
G. evaporation from stems and leaves
H. actively transport sucrose into sieve tubes
I. eudicot plants that tend to establish
symbiotic relationships with nitrogenfixing
bacteria
J. transport of organic molecules from
source region to sink
K. a waxy band that forces water to diffuse
through cells
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