Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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ISBN: 9781260259049
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 23, Problem 12WIO
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The other source that Jean Baptista Van Helmont failed to consider in his experiment about how plant acquire new mass as they grow when he added nothing but only water to plants.
Concept introduction:
Nutrient uptake is the process by which nutrients from external environment move into a plant. Plants obtain their nutrients from soil and air. Soil provides food, water, and nutrients to plants which are very essential for plant growth and development. Plants also obtain some essential nutrients from the atmosphere by the leaves.
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Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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