Respond to the following statements with reference to the five plant macronutrients listed below.

A. This nutrient is an important component of proteins and nucleic acids.
B. This nutrient helps to maintain turgor pressure in stomata.
C. This macronutrient is a main component of all biological molecules.
D. This nutrient is essential to formation of chlorophyll and acts as a cofactor for many enzymes.
E. This nutrient is a component of ATP.


A. nitrogen
B. potassium
C. carbon
D. magnesium
E. phosphorus

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