Question:
Various types of transport mechanisms are needed to fulfil the mineral requirements of a plant. Why are they not fulfilled by diffusion alone?
Solution:
Plants also require mineral nutrients and charged ions like potassium, sodium, etc. which cannot be transported via simple diffusion because the cell membrane which is selectively permeable does not allow large, polar and charged particles through.
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