Question

What primary benefit do fertilizers have on farmland?

A. Plants become more tolerant of droughts.
B. Fertilizers decrease the number of weeds in the field.
C. Fertilizers increase the amount of water available for plants to use.
D. Fertilizers return nutrients to the soil that are taken out by plants.

Answer 1

I believe it's D. Fertilizer does give nutrients to plants, after all.

Answer 2

The answer is D because fertilizers are mainly used for helping plant grow and drag the nutrients the plants need from the soil