Biology (11th Edition)

by Raven, Peter; Johnson, George; Mason, Kenneth; Losos, Jonathan; Singer, Susan

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 1259188132

ISBN 13: 978-1-25918-813-8

Chapter 38 - Plant Nutrition and Soils - Review Questions - Understand - Page 791: 2

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The negative charge on mineral soil particles (A.) allows them to chelate cations, holding on to mineral ions like K+ and Ca+ which plants need.

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