PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
PLANT GROWTH
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Question
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SAND
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SILT
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CLAY
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MUCK
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Detailed explanation-1: -The particles that makeup soil are categorized into three groups by size – sand, silt, and clay. Single clay particles cannot be seen with a naked eye. Size is less than 0.002 mm in diameter. Sand particles are the largest and clay particles the smallest.
Detailed explanation-2: -Clay is having the smallest particle size of less than 0.002 mm.
Detailed explanation-3: -Soil Texture The particles that make up soil are categorized into three groups by size – sand, silt, and clay. Sand particles are the largest and clay particles the smallest.
Detailed explanation-4: -When minerals break down (weather), they produce small particles – sand, silt, or, smallest still, clay. Clay is made up of particles less the 2 micron. or 0.002 mm, which are even smaller than sand and silt.