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Inorganic nutrients that facilitate growth and development in organisms include phosphorous, calcium, nitrogen, iron and fluorine. There are many different kinds of inorganic nutrients, and they are all characterized by their lack of carbon-to-carbon bonds.
Nutrients are those organic and inorganic compounds that a living organism must acquire from the environment to support essential life processes, including basal metabolism, growth and maintenance of body tissues, activity, reproduction, and maintenance of general health.