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Plant Nutrient Functions and Deficiencies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which promotes fast growth of leaves and stems?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Nitrogen

2.

Which nutrient increases disease resistance, vigor and hardiness?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Potassium

c)

Sulfur

d)

Magnesium

3.

Which nutrient strengthens cell walls allowing the plant to develop a strong stem?

a)

Carbon

b)

Calcium

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

4.

Which nutrient helps make fats?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Potassium

5.

Which nutrient is very important in chlorophyll formation?

a)

Iron

b)

Magnesium

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Sulfur

6.

Which nutrient promotes root growth, vigorous vegetative growth and is essential in protein formation?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Potassium

d)

Sulfur

7.

Which nutrient stimulates flowering and seed development?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Potassium

8.

Which nutrient does NOT play a role in protein development in the plant?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Sulfur

9.

What is chlorosis?

a)

Yellowing of the stem

b)

Shedding of flowers

c)

Rotting of the roots

d)

Yellowing of the leaf blade

10.

Which deficiency is shown?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Sulfur

11.

Which deficiency is shown?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Potassium

d)

Sulfur

12.

Which deficiency is shown?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Potassium

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Iron

13.

Which deficiency?

a)

Iron

b)

Magnesium

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

14.

Which deficiency

a)

Magnesium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Potassium

15.

Which deficiency?

a)

Iron

b)

Magnesium

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Sulfur

16.

Which deficiency?

a)

Calcium

b)

Iron

c)

Magnesium

d)

Potassium

17.

Which deficiency?

a)

Iron

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Potassium

18.

Which deficiency?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Potassium

d)

Sulfur

19.

Which deficiency?

a)

Iron

b)

Magnesium

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Sulfur

20.

Which deficiency?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Potassium

d)

Iron

21.

Which two nutrients play a role in protein development?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Sulfur

22.

Which two nutrients promote vigor in the plant?

a)

Calcium

b)

Potassium

c)

Iron

d)

Sulfur

23.

What substance in humans is similar to chlorophyll?

a)

mucus

b)

collagen

c)

cartilage

d)

blood

24.

Which deficiency?

a)

Iron

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Magnesium

d)

Sulfur

25.

Microelement deficiencies are difficult to pinpoint on just one nutrient.

a)

True

b)

False