State whether the following statement is True or False:
Plants generally take up nitrates and nitrites and convert them into amino acids which are used to make carbohydrates.
Plants generally take up nitrates and nitrites and convert them into amino acids which are used to make carbohydrates.
(FALSE) The statement is False.
Plants take up nitrates and nitrites and convert them into amino acids,which are then used to synthesize proteins and other nitrogenous compounds,not carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are synthesized by plants through the process of photosynthesis using carbon dioxide and water.
Plants take up nitrates and nitrites and convert them into amino acids,which are then used to synthesize proteins and other nitrogenous compounds,not carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are synthesized by plants through the process of photosynthesis using carbon dioxide and water.
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