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Detailed explanation-1: -Active organic matter provides habitat and food for beneficial soil organisms that help build soil structure and porosity, provide nutrients to plants, and improve the water holding capacity of the soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most species feed on dead-plant materials above and below the soil surface. Their food sources include plant-decaying materials, dead foliage, woody materials, roots, seeds and the faeces of higher animals (Lavelle and Spain, 2001).

Detailed explanation-3: -All organic matter derives from living things, mainly plants but also animal origin. Some materials are best rotted or composted before use in order to have a favourable carbon:nitrogen ratio. Fertilisers are materials that contain more concentrated nutrients than composts or manures and may be chemical or organic.