FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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Organic material contains very small particlesand will give the soil a fine texture.
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Organic material will be weathered by wind andwater and become silt. Silt is needed by plantsto create sugars.
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Organic material contains toxins that leech intothe soil and will prevent bugs from eating theplants.
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Organic material will be decomposed by fungiand bacteria and eventually form humus. Humuscontains nutrients that plants need to live.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In their natural environment, plants are part of a rich ecosystem including numerous and diverse microorganisms in the soil. It has been long recognized that some of these microbes, such as mycorrhizal fungi or nitrogen fixing symbiotic bacteria, play important roles in plant performance by improving mineral nutrition.
Detailed explanation-2: -Soil is one of the most important elements of an ecosystem, and it contains both biotic and abiotic factors. The composition of abiotic factors is particularly important as it can impact the biotic factors, such as what kinds of plants can grow in an ecosystem.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Soil profile is defined as the vertical section of the soil from the ground surface downwards to where the soil meets the underlying rock.”