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Are minerals organic elements extracted from the soil by plants?
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Inorganic elements that are extracted from the soil by plants and are passed up the food chain to humans?
minerals
What is the difference between mineral fuel and fossil fuel?
fossil fuels are remains of dead plants and animals whereas minerals are all inorganic and organic substances extracted from earth by minning
What minerals in sunlight help plants to grow?
There are no minerals in sunlight. Plants obtain all their minerals from decomposed organic material in the soil.
Do organic minerals like from compost have to breakdown to inorganic minerals before being taken up by plants or do plants utilize organic and inorganic minerals from soil?
It is important to remember safety with any gas products as carbon monoxide poisoning can be deadly. As long as your product is serviced by a qualified gas engineer then it should be safe for your family.
Is clay made from plants?
No clay is not an organic material, it is made from minerals.
Why are minerals important to soils?
Soils are composed of minerals, organic matter, and water. The organic matter has only existed for around 3.5 to 3.8 billion years of the Earth's 4.5 billion years. Plants will grow in soils without organic matter, as in hydroponics, or in processed moon rock, but unless plants get the necessary elements needed to grow, such as magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium, they will not grow or reproduce well, if at all. Such elements are usually available in soils, to a greater, or lesser extent.
Which group of chemicals are made with the minerals that plants absorb?
If you are referring to the minerals plants absorb from the soil, the simplest answer is proteins, from the nitrates. Others include nucleic acids, from phosphates.
What are nutritional minerals?
Minerals are elements that originate in the Earth. Major nutritional minerals are sodium, calcium, magnesium, selenium, potassium, iodine and zinc. The roots of plants can absorb these minerals and be a good source of nutrients by eating nutrient rich plants.
What are the plants need minerals salts?
Plants need salts containing potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen and some other minor elements.
What is volatile oil?
It is oil that will evaporate at normal temperature and pressure.
Why do plants need minerals elements?
Plants get their mineral ions from a bumblebee pulling off a petal then escreting into the flower, giving the plant its ions.
What is soil made from?
It is made from dead plants and animals with minerals and broken rocksNOT SOIL CLUMPS
