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Important Questions on Nutrition in Plants


The leaves of a plant combine a gas A taken from air and a liquid B taken from the soil in the presence of Sunlight to make a simple food C by the process called D. Some simple food C gets converted into a complex food E which is stored in the various parts of the plant including its leaves.
What are (i) gas A, and (ii) liquid B?

The leaves of a plant combine a gas A taken from air and a liquid B taken from the soil in the presence of sunlight to make a simple food C by the process called D. Some of the simple food C gets converted into a complex food E which is stored in the various parts of the plant including its leaves.
What are (i) food C, and (ii) food E?


The leaves of a plant combine a gas A taken from air and a liquid B taken from the soil in the presence of sunlight to make a simple food C by the process called D. Some of the simple food C gets converted into a complex food E which is stored in the various parts of the plant including its leaves.
Which of the two foods, C or E, will give blue-black colour with dilute iodine solution?

The plant X is found in abundance in desert areas which get meagre rainfall. The modified leaves of this plant can reduce the loss of water from this plant by transpiration. This plant has long roots which go deep into the soil so as to obtain water.
Which part/parts of this plant take part in photosynthesis ?

The plant X is found in abundance in desert areas which get meagre rainfall. The modified leaves of this plant can reduce the loss of water from this plant by transpiration. This plant has long roots which go deep into the soil so as to obtain water.
What could the plant X be?
