Plants extract nonmineral nutrients from

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Nonmineral nutrients such as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are taken up by plants from the air through the process of photosynthesis.

Answer: D 
 Plants also extract organic matter from the soil which serves as a source of nonmineral nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. However, the question specifically asked for nonmineral nutrients, so choice D is not the best choice on its own as organic matter contains both mineral and nonmineral nutrients.

Plants Extract Nonmineral Nutrients from