Comment: "All elements that are present in plant need not be important for its survival." Share with your friends Share 0 Mansi Dangi answered this Please answer this. 1 View Full Answer Zeel Baraiya answered this some criteria need to be followed for essentiality of an element in plant. The element present in trace amount in plant are called micronutrients which does not help in growth of plant so they are micronutrients. Hope it helps..! 0