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Plant Nutrients

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 nutrients required on fertilizer labels?

a)

NDA

b)

NPK

c)

KPH

d)

CHN

2.

Select all of the following that are macronutrients.

a)

calcium

b)

zinc

c)

copper

d)

sulfur

e)

magnesium

3.

Select which of following is a micronutrient.

a)

Calcium

b)

iron

c)

chlorine

d)

potassium

4.

Define deficiency.

a)

too much of a nutrient

b)

just enough of a nutrient

c)

not enough of a nutrient

5.

What is the term for when leaves on a plant yellow?

a)

burn

b)

marginal scorch

c)

chlorosis

d)

chlorophyll

6.

If a plant has decreased growth and chlorosis, it has what type of deficiency?

a)

potassium

b)

nitrogen

c)

phosphorus

d)

sulfur

7.

If a plant turns a purple to brown color, what deficiency does it likely have?

a)

nitrogen

b)

potassium

c)

calcium

d)

phosphorus

8.

Too much potassium can cause a deficiency in which nutrient?

a)

Phosphorus

b)

Calcium

c)

Sulfur

d)

Nitrogen

9.

We typically don't need to add micronutrients to soil, which micronutrient might we add to soil though?

a)

Boron

b)

Iron

c)

Manganese

d)

Copper

10.

Which would be an example of an inorganic fertilizer?

a)

Bone Meal

b)

Potassium

c)

Blood Meal

d)

Animal Manure

11.

Which nutrient application is when we add in nutrients before seeds start to grow?

a)

Premergence

b)

Side Dress

c)

Top Dress

d)

Pre-Seeding

12.

What would it be considered when we add nutrients to plants when they are little babies and just barely started to grow?

a)

Premergence

b)

Side Dress

c)

Under Dress

d)

Top Dress

13.

What would be considered toxicity?

a)

Not enough of a nutrient

b)

Too much of a nutrient

c)

Just the right amount of a nutrient

d)

No nutrient needed

14.

Leeching is when we give too much of what that causes nutrients to be depleted from the soil?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Water

c)

Fertilizer

d)

Potassium

15.

What is it called when the outer edges of leaves turn brown and brittle?

a)

Cholorosis

b)

Leeching

c)

Pre-Emergence

d)

Leaf Burn

16.

If there is a deficiency of this nutrient the process of photosynthesis is slowed down?

a)

Iron

b)

Calcium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Sulfur