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Yes roots roots do both,root hairs absorb minerals dissolved in water .Water uptake from the soil by root cells is passive, and also follows osmotic gradients caused by the mineral nutrients

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How do plants get mineral salts from this artificial fertiliser?

Salts are absorbed by the roots.


How does a plant get a supply of mineral salts?

Plants extract the needed salts from soils.


How do plants get water and mineral salts in the hydroponics farm?

In a hydroponics farm, plants absorb water and mineral salts through their roots from a nutrient solution that is directly delivered to them. The roots sit in the solution, allowing the plants to take up the water and nutrients they need for growth and development without the use of soil.


Is mineral salts plants good?

All the plants need fertilizers which are salts.


How are mineral salts abosrbed by plant?

By the intermediate of roots.


Name the process plants could use to pump salts out of their roots?

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What are the four macro nutrients needed by plants?

sunlight, water, mineral salts from the soil, and carbon-dioxide from the air.


Were do plants get food from?

Plants most of the time have roots in the soil. These roots have root hairs and get mineral/salts + water from the soil. The xylem/phloem tubes in the plant transport these mineral/salts + water to different places of the plant. So simply said: Plant get their food from the soil. And so it also depends if your soil is well fertilised etc.


What do the roots do for a plant?

Take in water and mineral salts for the plant


Do the roots transport water and mineral salts throughout the plant?

it does not


Are Nitrates mineral salts in plants?

yes


What salts do plants absorb from soil?

Mineral salts. Principally nitrates and phosphates.