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The requirement for an essential element must be:

ASporadic

BSymbiotic

CSystemic

DSpecific

Answer & Solution

Correct answer: D. Specific

1. No other element can stand in for it. 2. A deficiency cannot be met by a substitute. 3. The requirement is specific. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 12 'Mineral Nutrition'_

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