Chapter 12 Mineral Nutrition

NCERT Solutions for class 11 Biology Chapter 12 Mineral Nutrition

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Brief introduction of Chapter 12 Mineral Nutrition

All living organism present on earth has a similar requirement for macromolecule such as carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals etc.

This chapter mainly focuses on the inorganic nutrient required by a living organism. There are more than 60 elements discovered in the living organism of which only 17 elements are essential.

In this chapter, you will understand different criteria to find the essentiality of elements and also you will get an insight into the method required for determining different elements in the body of the plant.

Julius von Sachs demonstrated how the plant can be cultured in soil free medium. The Hydroponic technique is used to grow the plant in the nutrient solution.

Nutrient elements are classified into macro and micronutrients based on their quantity in tissues.

We will learn about the uses of different elements for various processes of plants such as enzyme activation, energy currency formation etc.

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to understand the mechanism of nitrogen fixation both biologically and atmospherically, followed by the fate of absorbed ammonium absorbed by the plants.

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