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What is very rich in plant nutrients?
Soil is a major source of nutrients needed by plants for growth. The three main nutrients are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). Together they make up the trio known as NPK. Other important nutrients are calcium, magnesium and sulfur.
What is rich soil?
Rich, nutrient-dense soil is crucial to successful gardening. Signs of healthy soil include plenty of underground animal and plant activity, such as earthworms and fungi. Soil that is rich in organic matter tends to be darker and crumbles off of the roots of plants you pull up.
What would happen to a plant if you put tape on the undersides of its leaves?
What do you think would happen to a plant if you put tape on the undersides of its leaves? Nothing would happen to the plants because plants get their food from their roots. It would die because a plant has tiny openings on the underside of its leaves where it sucks in the air that it needs for its food.
How much of a tree is air?
90%
Can trees see us?
Don’t look now, but that tree may be watching you. Several lines of recent research suggest that plants are capable of vision—and may even possess something akin to an eye, albeit a very simple one. The idea that plants may have “eyes” is, in a way, nothing new.
How old is the oldest tree in the world?
5,000 years old
Are Sharks older than trees?
Trees as we familiarly know them today — a primary trunk, large height, crown of leaves or fronds — didn’t appear on the planet until the late Devonian period, some 360 million years ago. You might be surprised to learn that sharks are older than trees as they’ve been around for at least 400 million years.
Are Sharks older than humans?
As a group, sharks have been around for at least 420 million years, meaning they have survived four of the “big five” mass extinctions. That makes them older than humanity, older than Mount Everest, older than dinosaurs, older even than trees.
What’s the oldest species on Earth?
Cyanobacteria