WAEC (WASSCE) Biology · Plant and animal nutrition

Mineral requirement of plants: WAEC Biology Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Mineral requirement of plants

Our summary: The macro- and micro-nutrients plants need and where they get them.

  • Mineral nutrition: macro and micro-nutrients (Macro elements should include: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulphur, calcium and iron. The micro elements should include: copper, manganese, zinc and boron.)
  • Soil and atmosphere as sources of mineral elements (Candidates should distinguish between food produced and mineral elements.)

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WAEC (WASSCE) Biology questions on Mineral requirement of plants

  1. WAEC 2024The element required for chlorophyll formation in plants is
  2. WAEC 2023Stunted growth and small yellow leaves in plants are symptoms of the deficiencies of
  3. WAEC 2020An example of a trace elements is
  4. WAEC 2019Light is excluded from a water culture experiment in order to …
  5. WAEC 2017Which of the following function is associated with calcium in plants? Formation of
  6. WAEC 2014The purpose of treating poor soil with lime is to increase the quantity of
  7. WAEC 2012Which of the following substances must be present in the soil for growth of a healthy green plant?

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