Plant Nutrients Worksheet 1
1) Compare plants food to plants nutrients.
It makes food and absorbs nutrients
2) Where does the majority of biomass (living material) come
from in plants?
Air (CO2) plant turns sugar into parts like wood and leaves…
3) Where does the biomass (living material) come from in
animlas.
Air (CO2) Takes it from it’s food but ultimately it comes from
the air that the plants converted.
4) Compare vitamins and minerals in humans to plant nutrients.
Fertilizer is vitamins and minerals to plants.
5) What are the three main macronutrients. What is the main
function of each? These are typically what is in fertilizer.
N Nitrogen= Green
P Phosphorous= Flower
K Potassium= Roots and Fruit
6) Explain what is means to be an essential nutrient.
It must have it or it will die or not complete it’s life cycle.
7) Where does a plant get it's nutrients from?
Soil most of the time.