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Plant Nutrition Quiz #2

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1 

Most nutrients that plants need are found deeper in the soil and rarely in the top few inches.
 

 2 

Soil health is a global issue.
 

 3 

Cover crops are often legumes.
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 4 

Pick situations or practices that contributed to the Dust Bowl in the 1920’s.
 a
cutting down of the forests
 b
growing the same crop year after year
 c
La Niña
 d
drought
 e
overgrazing by cattle
 f
exposed ground in the winter
 g
overplanting of soybeans
 h
too much irrigation
 

 5 

Pick the three agricultural practices that help with soil conservation and sustainable agriculture.
 a
deep tillage
 d
reforestation
 b
contour plowing or tillage
 e
planting cover crops
 c
monoculture
 f
crop rotation
 

 6 

Which of the following are considered Micronutrients?
 a
Molybdenum
 e
Calcium
 b
Iron
 f
Zinc
 c
Nitrogen
 g
Copper
 d
Oxygen
 h
Manganese
 

 7 

Which of the following are considered Macronutrients?
 a
Boron
 e
Potassium
 b
Nitrogen
 f
Magnesium
 c
Calcium
 g
Nickel
 d
Sulfur
 h
Chlorine
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 8 

An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances (ie it can make it’s own food) is known as an ___________________.
 

 

 9 

Manure and compost are examples of _____________ fertilizers as they are naturally occurring.
 

 

 10 

Plants that do not make their own food but tap into a host plant’s vascular system for nutrients are known as __________________.
 

 



 
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