1 Brown triangle Dot 3 Green triangle 4 Dot 5 Dot 6 Blue triangle 7 Dot 8 Dot 9 Orange triangle to Dot 11 D01 12 Diamond 13 Name Number Q PERIODIC TABLE KEY THE MAJOR ELEMENTS of which soil is composed. Elements occuring in minute quantities in plants and marine and freshwater algae. MAJOR NUTRIENTS in plant tissues and soils. TRACE ELEMENTS necessary to metabolic iunctions in plants. CATALYTIC ELEMENTS involved in metabolic function and hydro- carbon processing. MAJOR ELEMENTS necessary to metabolic function in animals. TRACE ELEMENTS necessary to metabolic function in animals. Elements critical or limiting to phytoplankton, aquatic organisms. POlSONS; radioactive isotopes taken up by plants and animals e.g., Ftn222, I131, Cs187, Th232, U235, Pu239. POISONS; metabolic poisons. elements ortheir compounds dangerous to life forms. Elements specifically concentrated by bacterial action, root associates of plants. anaerobic bacteria. or thiobacilli. STATES- Light blue: gas at room temperatures. Dark blue: liquid at room temperatures. Element‘s name. Elements number. @§G@