NEET Biology question

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Choose the true statement regarding essential mineral elements of plants.

(A)Minerals present in the soil cannot enter plants
(B)Gold is the only element that cannot be accumulated by plants
(C)Plants growing near nuclear test sites take up radioactive strontiumCorrect
(D)Minerals present in very low concentration cannot be detected and hence remain undiscovered

Answer: (C)

Solution

Some plant species growing near nuclear test sites are known to take up and accumulate radioactive strontium from contaminated soil, a documented phenomenon. The other statements are factually incorrect: soil minerals

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