If a Plant Is Primarily Limited by Nitrogen and Secondarily

question 34

Multiple Choice

If a plant is primarily limited by nitrogen and secondarily by phosphorus, according to Leibig's law of the minimum, under which circumstances would adding phosphorus increase the plant's growth rate?

• A) if nitrogen and phosphorus are added together
• B) if the phosphorus is added to alleviate limitation before the nitrogen is added
• C) if the nitrogen is added to alleviate limitation before phosphorus is added
• D) Phosphorus would never increase the growth rate because the primary limitation is nitrogen.

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