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1
Q

Autotrophic organisms can exist in exclusively _ environment

A

inorganic

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2
Q

__ are incapable of manufacturing
organic compounds from simple inorganic nutrients and so they obtain organic molecules from
the environment in the form of food.

A

heterotrophic organisms

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3
Q

Phosphorus is present in __ in plants

A

ATP

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4
Q

Mg is present in __

A

Chlorophyll

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5
Q

Nitrogen is __

A

Protein

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6
Q

Cytochrome contains __

A

Fe (iron)

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7
Q

__ is the source of autotrophic nutrients

A

Soil

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8
Q

Stunted growth and chlorosis is caused by def of __

A

Nitrogen

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9
Q

Stunted growth of roots caused by ___

A

Phosphorus

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10
Q

__ def causes yellow leaf margins , brown color and premature death of plant

A

Potassium

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11
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feeding on dead decaying matter is __ nutrition

A

saprophytic

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12
Q

Feeding by living in or on other organism (host) belonging to different species is called ___ nutrition.

A

parasitic

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13
Q

____ is a parasitic fungus that destroys the wheat plant

A

Puccinia

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14
Q

___ is a leafless
plant that lives as a twining parasite.

A

Dodder

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15
Q

___ is a mutual nutrition between organisms living in association with one another. These organisms
belong to two different species

A

Symbiotic relationship

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16
Q

The __ is made up of a fungus and alga cells.

A

lichen

17
Q

__ is an association between a fungus and roots of higher plants.

A

Mycorrhiza

18
Q

__ have nodules on their roots, which contain nitrogen fixing bacteria

A

Leguminous plants

19
Q

Sarracenia purpurea is called __

A

Pitcher plant

20
Q

Dionaea muscipula ___ called

A

venus fly trap

21
Q

(Drosera intermedia) is called __

A

sundew

22
Q

The animals which feed on detritus (organic debris from decomposing plants and
animals) are called __

A

Detrivores

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