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What is meant by the term nutrients?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 9/17/2019

Nutrients are chemicals that are needed by a living thing to function properly. They can be needed to live, grow, breathe, move, excrete waste, or reproduce. Animals and humans consume nutrients in the food they eat, whereas plants use their roots to absorb nutrients from the soil.

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15y ago

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