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O-LevelBiologyPlant Nutrition5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2013 · Q51 Mark

Which signs show that a plant has been grown in soil deficient in magnesium ions?

Ano flowers and poor root growth
Bsmall leaves and more roots
Cwhite upper leaves and no flowers
Dyellow stem and yellow leaves

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D: yellow stem and yellow leaves

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Plant Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 5.

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