Exam 37: Plant Nutrition

Choose the appropriate category of general plant nutritional requirement for each element given below. -hydrogen

There are many potential ways to reduce the amount of inorganic fertilizer that is applied to cropland. If you were to make recommendations on the application of an inorganic fertilizer to a crop, what are some of the variables and processes you would consider?

What is the process of adding hydrogen to N₂, creating NH₃ and eventually NH₄⁺, with a substantial input of ATP called?

Studies of a soybean plant (Glycine max) and the bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum have shown that the tip of a root hair curls toward the bacteria as a response to which of the following?

The snow plant lacks chlorophyll and does not have haustorial leaves.

Which of the following is converted inside root cells into its product, which is then rapidly used to synthesize organic molecules?

Choose the appropriate category of general plant nutritional requirement for each element given below. -copper

Which of the following does NOT describe tropical rainforests?

What is the potential significance of root exudates?

What do the haustorial roots of dodders and other nonphotosynthetic, parasitic plants rob the host plant of?

When tropical forests are cut for agriculture, they often do not produce highly productive crop growth. What is probably limiting the growth of a crop in the tropical forest?

Explain why few plants can grow well in clay soils, even when water content is high.

Which of the following macronutrients is rarely deficient?

Choose the appropriate category of general plant nutritional requirement for each element given below. -chlorine

What are mycorrhizae?

A common consequence of nutrient deficiencies in plants is chlorosis. What is chlorosis?

In which soils do most plants do best?

What are root nodules?

Which of the following elements is considered an essential macronutrient for plants?

Explain hydroponics and its importance in studies of plant nutrition.