Plant Macronutrients
Additional Source of Nutrition
Location within a plant
Source to Sink
100
In the absence of this macronutrient, the leaves turn yellow and die prematurely
What is nitrogen
100
How do some plants get there nitrogen? (angiosperms)
What is legumes
100
where is carbon dioxide taken up by the plant?
What is Somata
100
What propels sap into the phloem?
What is hydro-static pressure
200
Serves in enzyme activation, water balance, ion balance, stomatal opening
What is Potassium
200
What are 4 different types of legumes
What is peas, beans, alfalfa, clover
200
Where is oxygen given off by the plant
What is the leaves
200
What is brought in from the xylem that allows the flow of sap toward the sink?
What is water
300
Used in proteins and coenzymes
What is Sulfur
300
What is the name of the bacteria that some plants get there nutrition from, specifically nitrogen?
What is Rhizobium
300
where is water taken up by the plant?
What is roots
300
Is a storage organ a source or a sink?
What is both
400
Effects the cytoskeleton, membranes, and many enzymes, can also serve as a second messenger many times
What is Calcium
400
Where is the nod factor secreted from?
What is nitrogen fixing bacteria
400
where is water given off by the plant?
What is the somata
400
what is the sink in a carrot plant?
What is root
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