Nutrients feed plants, like vitamins feed people.

Meaning: Nutrients are like vitamins for plants because they help them grow and stay healthy.

Choice of Words: Nutrients are substances that plants and animals need to grow and function. Feed means to give food to someone or something. Plants are living things that grow in the ground and produce food for people and animals. Vitamins are nutrients that people need to stay healthy. People are human beings.

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