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Micronutrients are needed for the proper functioning of every system in the body and are vital for good health.
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Are needed by the body in small amounts?
micronutrients
What are the macronutrients and micronutrients needed by plants?
macronutrients= nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Micronutrients= boron, iron, manganese, zinc, molybdenum, and copper.
Do micronutrients fight disease?
Micronutrients are needed in the body in small amounts to provide optimal health. These are known as vitamins and minerals. The micronutrients help the metabolism and cell life cycles complete, regenerate, and function, therefore helping ward off disease.
Why are vitamin and minerals sometimes called micronutrients?
because they are needed in small amounts than other nutrients
Does micronutrients provide the energy that your body uses?
No. Micronutrients are things you need only in tiny amounts (like cobalt or cyanide) , and have no role in energy production EXCEPT that some are needed to allow that energy to be produced at all.
Which provide the energy that your body uses macronutrients or micronutrients?
micronutrients
What are the three micronutrients?
The three micronutrients are vitamins, minerals, and water.
Do macronutrients and micronutrients help regulate the body's processes?
micronutrients regulate the body process?
What are the two types of micronutrients?
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When metals are taken as micronutrients don't they react with water in the body?
Metals taken as micronutrients, in the body are dissolved in water; it is not a chemical reaction.
Is energy in micronutrients?
No, or not in any significant amount. Micronutrients is not about getting energy, but about getting certain substances, mainly minerals, that you need in small quantities.
What is the difference between microminerals and macrominerals?
Macronutrients are the nutrients needed by plants in larger quantities like potassium, nitrogen, oxygen, etc. Micronutrients are the nutrients needed by plants in smaller quantities like magnesium and molybdenum.
