Give three examples of nutrient deficiencies in plants and the corresponding symptoms.

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Answer the following questions with explanation

  • Give three examples of nutrient deficiencies in plants and the corresponding symptoms.
  • Research on examples of parasitic plants and predator plants. Give an example for each. What structural adaptations are present in these plants that allow them to acquire nutrition through parasitism and predation?
  • What contributes to the absorption capacity of the small intestine?
  • Why doesn’t gastric juice destroy the stomach cells that make it?
  • What are the cells making up the gastric glands of the stomach?
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