Biology GCSE
Mineral nutrition in plants
What Mineral nutrition in plants means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Plants absorb nitrate ions from the soil to synthesise amino acids and proteins, and fertilisers can be added to nutrient-poor soil to provide essential nitrate ions.
Topics that use Mineral nutrition in plants
- Uses of glucose from photosynthesis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Active transport
- Plant growth and deficiency symptoms
- Plant structure and growth
- protein synthesis
- Respiration and biosynthesis
- Storage molecules
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