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chemicals are inorganic.
Inorganic nutrients include nutrients such as iron, selenium, and zinc,
while organic nutrients include, protein, fats, sugars,...
- life, most are not.
Minerals are one of the four
groups of
essential nutrients, the
others of
which are vitamins,
essential fatty acids, and essential...
- are
known as the
nutrient foramina, and are
particularly large in the
shafts of the
larger long bones,
where they lead into a
nutrient canal,
which extends...
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Recycling of
plant nutrients.
Where produce from an
organic farm
leaves the farm gate for the
market the
system becomes an open
cycle and
nutrients may need to...
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Proteins are
essential nutrients for the
human body. They are one of the
building blocks of body
tissue and can also
serve as a fuel source. As a fuel...
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Nutrient pollution, a form of
water pollution,
refers to
contamination by
excessive inputs of
nutrients. It is a
primary cause of
eutrophication of surface...
-
provides organisms with
nutrients,
which can be
metabolized to
create energy and
chemical structures.
Failure to
obtain sufficient nutrients causes malnutrition...
- The
nutrient artery (arteria nutricia, or
central artery),
usually accompanied by one or two
nutrient veins,
enters the bone
through the
nutrient foramen...
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Nutrient agar is a general-purpose
solid medium supporting growth of a wide
range of non-fastidious organisms. It
typically contains (m****/volume): 0.5%...
- In plants,
nutrient resorption is a
process in
which nutrients are
withdrawn from
senescing plant tissues. It acts as a
nutrient conservation mechanism...
