Topic
Nitrate deficiency in water
logged soils
Outcomes
1.
2.
3.
Level
GCSE (or any other course for
students aged 14-16)
To describe and explain why waterlogged soils prevent active transport
through the displacement of soil oxygen
To describe and explain why waterlogged soils cause denitrification to
take place due to anaerobic bacteria
To describe and explain the process of ion leaching
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Why does a plant grown in waterlogged soil show nitrate deficiency?
Why does a plant grown in waterlogged soil show nitrate deficiency?
Nitrate ions
are soluble.
Active transport
cannot take place.
Denitification
takes place.
Instructions
In each rain cloud there is a partial
explanation for why plants grown in
waterlogged conditions show nitrate
deficiency.
Can you complete these explanations by
providing more detail. The explanation
must be full and detailed.
Nitrate ions are soluble.
Plants grown in waterlogged soil show nitrate deficiency
because……
Active transport cannot take place.
Plants grown in waterlogged soil show nitrate deficiency
because……
Denitrification takes place.
Plants grown in waterlogged soil show nitrate deficiency
because……