Question

Which of the following statement is CORRECT?

Options

• Plants absorb excess quantity of water.

• Plants take in small quantity of mineral salts through soil water.

• Water and organic salts are taken in simultaneously by root hairs.

• Plants absorb only one thing at time water or inorganic salts.

Answer 1

Plants take in small quantity of mineral salts through soil water.

Explanation:

The soil contains a variety of mineral components, however not all of them are necessary for plant growth. For growth, plants absorb a little amount of inorganic salts through the water in the soil.