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O-LevelBiologyPlant Nutrition5090/11 · May/June 2010 · Q51 Mark

Which signs show that a plant has been grown in a culture solution deficient in magnesium?

Apurple leaves and poor root growth
Bsmall leaves and thin stem
Cwhite upper leaves and normal lower leaves
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, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 5.

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