Question

Name the sources and the nutrients supplied by them to the plants.

Answer 1

Nutrients:

1. The chemical compound present in the food used by the body to work properly is called nutrients.

Nutrient sources for plants:

1. Air
2. Water
3. Soil

Sources and the nutrients supplied by them to the plants:

Air provides:

1. Carbon (from carbon dioxide gas)
2. Oxygen (from oxygen gas)

Water provides:

1. Hydrogen

Soil provides the mineral elements like:

1. Nitrogen
2. Phosphorus
3. Potassium
4. Calcium
5. Magnesium
6. Sulphur
7. Iron
8. Manganese
9. Boron
10. Zinc
11. Copper
12. Molybdenum
13. Chlorine