BIOLOGY CLASS TEST Mineral Nutrition

Fill in the blanks. 1. Cultivation of plants by placing roots in the nutrient solution is called __________ culture. 2. Carbon and oxygen are obtained by the plants from the__________. 3. Carbon is obtained by the plants from air as__________. 4. Manganese is a/an __________ element re uired by the plants for their healthy gro!th and development. ". Molybdenum plays an important role in the fixation of__________. #. $he elements re uired to form %$& in plants are __________and__________. '. $he element re uired to reduce nitrogen to ammonia is__________. (. Cytochrome contains__________. ). $he deficiency of *inc __________ +decrease/increases, the auxin contents in plants. 1-. $he deficiency of __________ causes the death of stem and root apices. 11. $he deficiency of __________reduces the absorption of carbon dioxide. 12. .ittle leaf and mottle leaf condition in the plants are caused by the deficiency of__________. 13. /iebac0 of shoot is caused due to the deficiency of__________. 14. $he concentration of the macro elements in a plant tissue is at least ______mg/g of dry matter. Very Short Ans!er "uestions 1. 1ive example/s of the follo!ing2 a. % free3living nitrogen3fixing aerobic bacterium. b. % free3living nitrogen3fixing anaerobic bacterium. c. % free3living bacterium !hich decreases the nitrogen content of the soil. d. 4ymbiotic cyanobacterium associated !ith Azolla. g. 5ree3living cyanobacteria associated !ith the rice crops. h. % non3leguminous tree that fixes atmospheric nitrogen. i. % gymnosperm capable of nitrogen fixation. 6. 4oil bacteria capable of converting ammonia to nitrites.

0. 4oil bacteria capable of converting nitrites to nitrates. l. 4ymbiotic nitrogen3fixing bacterium. 2. 7hat are the criteria of essentiality of mineral nutrients8 3. 9ame the three frame!or0 elements of the plant. 4. 7hat do you understand by the term :hunger signs:8 #. 9ame the element that is obtained by the plants from both mineral and non3mineral sources. '. 7hat is the function of leghaemoglobin8 (. 1ive one example each of macro and micro3nutrients. ). 7hich are the macronutrients that usually play the most important role in plant gro!th globally8 11. 9ame any t!o micro elements !hich act as catalysts in the en*ymatic reactions. 12. 7here do the symptoms of deficiency of phosphorus appear first in the plant8 13. 7hat is the role of magnesium in the synthesis of proteins8 14. ;ealthy potted plants of 9epenthes !ere 0ept in a green house !ith favourable conditions of soil< light< temperature and !ater. $hey sho!ed poor gro!th as compared to that in their natural habitat though there !as no infection. =xplain the possible reasons for the poor gro!th of the plants. Short Ans!er "uestions 1. 7hy do the symptoms of deficiency of certain nutrients appear in the old leaves first8 =xplain !ith examples. ". 9ame the three factors essential for conversion of nitrogen molecule to ammonia. #. >$race elements? act as en*yme activators. Comment. '. 7hat is the role of the follo!ing elements in the life of a plant8 +i, 9itrogen< +ii, 4ulphur<+iii, &otassium< +iv, @inc< ). Anspite of the presence of essential elements in the soil< the plants sometimes sho! symptoms of mineral deficiency. =xplain. 1-. =xplain the process of nodule formation in leguminous plant.