Two groups of tomatoes were grown under laboratory conditions, one with humus added to the soil (Group 1) and the other a control without humus (Group 2). The leaves of the plants grown without humus were yellowish (less green) compared with those of the plants grown in the humus-enriched soil. The best explanation for this difference is that the: Group of answer choices

the humus contains the minerals necessary for chlorophyll synthesis

Explanation:

The yellowness of leaves in plants can be attributed to inadequate chlorophyll in the plant. The chlorophyll is responsible for the greenness appearance of the leaves of plants and when it is present in inadequate quantity, the leaves appear yellowish in color.

Some of the minerals necessary for the formation of chlorophyll include magnesium, nitrogen, and iron. It thus means that the humus supplied to the soil of group 1 plant has the necessary minerals to synthesize chlorophyll while the soil of group 2 plants is deficient in some or all the minerals required for chlorophyll synthesis.