Plants Extract Phosphate from the Soil

question 40

Multiple Choice

Plants extract phosphate from the soil

• A)by converting it to the dihydrogen phosphate ion by addition of acid to the soil near roots.
• B)by converting it to phosphoric acid.
• C)by osmosis.
• D)by leaching.
• E)by fixation.

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