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O-LevelBiologyPlant Nutrition5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q51 Mark

Which characteristic is the result of a deficiency of magnesium in plants?

Alarge green leaves
Bpurple spots on leaves
Creduced root growth
Dyellow areas between leaf veins

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D: yellow areas between leaf veins

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Plant Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 5.

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