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roots are adapted to absorb vitamins and minerals by absorbing water through there semi permeable membrane on the roots. this membrane (skin) allows some things to pass through it will bigger things will be stopped

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Plants absorb most of their nutrition though the roots from the soil.

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A plant's roots are where nutrients from the soil are absorbed into the plant.

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Q: Do plants absorb minerals from soil?
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Where do get the minerals from?

Plants absorb minerals/ nutrients from the soil


Does plants absorb phosphate from the soil or from water?

The plants absorb minerals from the soil, since it is wet. When the soil is dry, there is no way for plants to absorb anything. That's what rain do, by making the soil wet, so that plants can absorb minerals through their roots.


Where do plants get minerals from?

ANSWER Actually they get it from the underside of the leaves


How soil help plants?

Soil provides minerals for plants, retains water so that plants can have enough time to absorb it, and helps to anchor plants.


Which group of chemicals are made with the minerals that plants absorb?

If you are referring to the minerals plants absorb from the soil, the simplest answer is proteins, from the nitrates. Others include nucleic acids, from phosphates.


What do plants eat if they do not do photosynthesis?

They absorb minerals and water ect from the soil through their roots


What do plants eat in the desert?

Plants produce their own food through photosynthesis but absorb water and minerals from the soil.


What is a fertilizer used for?

Since plants absorb minerals from the soil, the soil can eventually become depleted of those minerals. Fertilizer therefore can be used to add minerals to the soil, to replace what has been used up.


What anchor plants and absorbs water and minerals from the soil?

The plant's roots anchor it to the ground and the root hairs absorb water and minerals.


Can only plants absorb minerals from rock and soil?

No, bacteria like femalia menstrato tamponia can also


Why do some plants have the root at the gound?

Almost all normal vascular plants have roots at the ground to absorb water and minerals from the soil.


How does mineral nutrient plants absorb?

Plants absorb mineral nutrients by way of ions in the soil. This is basically the case with how all plants get their nutrients besides sunlight. The process takes place at the atomic level.