Plant nutrients

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The nutrients that are needed in smaller amounts by plants but are still essential to plant growth

• secondary macronutrients

• nutrient toxicity

• nutrients        

• macronutrients

• micronutrients

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Chemical elements essential for plant growth and development

• secondary macronutrients

• nutrient toxicity

• nutrients        

• macronutrients

• micronutrients

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Three fertilizer elements used in the largest amounts

• secondary macronutrients

• nutrient toxicity

• primary macronutrients     

• macronutrients

• micronutrients

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Three fertilizer elements needed in moderate amounts

• secondary macronutrients

• nutrient toxicity

• primary macronutrients     

• macronutrients

• micronutrients

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Those elements used in great quantities by plants

• secondary macronutrients

• nutrient toxicity

• primary macronutrients     

• macronutrients

• micronutrients

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A negative effect on plant growth or quality due to nutrient excess

• secondary macronutrients

• nutrient toxicity

• primary macronutrients     

• macronutrients

• micronutrients

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Signs that a plant has failed to receive the needed amount of nutrients

• secondary macronutrients

• nutrient toxicity

•     nutrient deficiency

• macronutrients

• micronutrients

Which three nutrients are nonfertilizer nutrients?

• Calcium, magnesium, and sulfur

• Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

• Copper, iron, and zinc

• Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium

How many nutrients have been identified as being essential for plant growth.

• Three

• Nine

• Seventeen

• Seventy

What are primary macronutrients?

• Those non-fertilizer elements needed in large amounts.

• Those fertilizer elements used in great quantities by plants.

• Those nutrients that are needed in smaller amounts by the plants.

• Those nutrients that are needed in moderate amounts by the plants.