FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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Plants and animals become part of soil when they
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Grow and Develop
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Produce offspring
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Grow and Develop
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Die and Decay
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Humus is dark, organic material that forms in soil when plant and animal matter decays. When plants drop leaves, twigs, and other material to the ground, it piles up. This material is called leaf litter. When animals die, their remains add to the litter.
Detailed explanation-2: -When plants and animals die, they become food for decomposers like bacteria, fungi and earthworms. Decomposers or saprotrophs recycle dead plants and animals into chemical nutrients like carbon and nitrogen that are released back into the soil, air and water.
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