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Garden Plot and Fertilizer

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a primary nutrient?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Sulfur

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Potassium

2.
The first number in an analysis represents which element?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Sodium
c)
Potassium
d)
Phosphorus
3.

A plant needs which nutrient to help with fruit production?

a)

sulfur

b)

nitrogen

c)

phosphorus

d)

potassium

4.
A plant needs which nutrient to keep plants green and promote vegetative growth
a)
N
b)
c)
K
d)
S
5.

Which nutrient is important for immune support and keeping plant resistant to diseases?

a)

N

b)

P

c)

K

d)

Mg

6.

What do fertilizers do?

a)

Makes plant grow

b)

Makes plants healthy

c)

Replenish the nutrients in the soil

d)

kills pests in the soil

7.

What is the optimal soil pH for plants?

a)

below 5

b)

above 7

c)

between 4.5 and 5.5

d)

between 5.5 and 6.5

8.

If my 50-pound bag of soil has an analysis of 10-10-10. How much of the bag is actually Nitrogen?

a)

5 pounds

b)

10 pounds

c)

15 pounds

d)

2 pounds

9.

if the soil is too basic what do you do

a)

add ag lime

b)

add calicum carbonate

c)

add nutrients like Calcium or Sulfur

d)

add pesticides

10.

What is the average growing time for sweet corn?

a)

60-80 days

b)

70-90 days

c)

80-100 days

d)

78-98 days

11.

What makes a complete fertilizer?

a)

having all three primary nutrients

b)

having Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium present in the fertilizer

c)

a fertilizer with no inert ingredients

d)

a fertilizer that is inorganic

12.

Choose the two best answers that represent the classification of corn.

a)

angiosperm

b)

gymnosperm

c)

monocot

d)

dicot

13.

Which fertilizer analysis would be correct below?

a)

NPK

b)

KNP

c)

SNP

d)

PPN

14.

Which of the following would be a complete fertilizer that could be used on vegetables?

a)

10-14-10

b)

1-1-0

c)

30-0-0

d)

20-0-20

15.

Which fertilizer type is mismatched?

a)

granular fertilizer must be evenly dispersed and then raked into the soil

b)

slow release fertilizer is resin coated to release over a long period of time

c)

water soluble fertilizer must be mixed with water

d)

all of these are paired correctly

16.

Which nutrient is missing? 0 - 30 - 30

a)

S

b)

N

c)

P

d)

K

17.

What are the types of nutrients called that we must place in our gardens that are needed in the largest amounts?

a)

macro nutrients

b)

micro nutrients

c)

primary nutrients

d)

non essential nutrients

18.

What are macronutrients?

a)

secondary nutrients needed in large amounts

b)

nutrients obtained from the air and water

c)

nutrients needed in trace amounts

d)

all of these are correct

19.

Which of the following is not a non mineral nutrient?

a)

C

b)

H

c)

N

d)

O

20.

How many essential nutrients are there?

(a)