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diffrentiate between macro nutrients and micro nutrients?? give examples..

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The nutrients that are required in greater quantities for different body metabolism are called macronutrients. E.g. sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and sulphur.

The nutrients that are required in smaller quantities for body metabolism are called micronutrients . E.g. chlorine, manganese, zinc, nickel, molybdenum etc.

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macro nutrients are nutrients which are needed in very large amount and are very necessary for growth of plants for eg. nitrogen ,phophorus and potassium some macro nutrients. micro nutrients are nutrients which are required in very less quantity , they are essential but not much essential than macro nutrients iron and zinc etc.
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