PLANT NUTRIENTS AND DEFICIENCES

Any substance we add to the plant or the soil to improve the growth and health of the plant is a ___.

• Nutrient

• Nutrition

• Nutrament

Nutrients needed in large amounts by plants are called ___.

• Macronutrients

• Micronutrients

• Trace elements

Calcium is an example of a _____.

• Macronutrient

• Micronutrient

• Trace element

Iron is an example of a _____.

• Macronutrient

• Micronutrient

• Trace element

What are nutrients needed in the smallest amount by plants are called?

Chlorosis of the leave is an indicator that the plant is lacking ____.

• N

• P

• K

Necrosis of the leaf margin is an indicator of ___ deficiency.

• N

• P

• K

When fertilizers are applied to the plant in too large of a quantity what affect can it have on the plant?

• Plant become healthier

• Burns the plant

• Plant flowers bloom

A Straight fertilizer has more than one nutrient.

• True

• False

A bag of fertilizer shows the ratio of 10-10-10. What kind of fertilizer is this?

• Straight fertilizer

• Balanced fertilizer