Macronutrients For Plants Flashcards
1
Q
Hydrogen
A
Used for Biomass
2
Q
Carbon
A
Used to help make a plant’s biomass, along with producing sugar
3
Q
Oxygen
A
Used to help make plants biomass, along with cellular respiration
4
Q
Nitrogen
A
Proteins and chlorophyll, leaf and stem growth
5
Q
Phosphorus
A
Root and flower growth, also used in cellular respiration, and photosynthesis
6
Q
Potassium
A
For early growth, making starch and protein, disease resistance
7
Q
Magnesium
A
Photosynthesis and chlorophyll structure
8
Q
Calcium
A
Cel wall structure and cell dividing
9
Q
Sulfur
A
Making fruits and grains
