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Chapter 38, Problem 3TY
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Introduction: Plants require an optimum combination of micronutrients and macronutrients to support different processes. Macronutrients such as sulfur play a crucial role in the growth and development of the plant. Deficiency of micronutrients and macronutrients can lead to many diseases.
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When studying a plant that(based on oxygen production) is actively synthesizing, you find very little glucose. Where did it all go?
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a)Its chloroplasts would no longer function correctly.
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