FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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Soil formation is the process by which soil is formed as a result of interactions over time between parent materials, climate, topography and organisms. Choose which of the following is NOT a function of organism in soil formation?
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Organic matter accumulation and decomposition
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Reduction of soil erosion
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Structure less formation
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Biochemical weathering
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Soil forms through the interaction of the major soil-forming factors–parent material, climate, vegetation and animal life, relief, and time. Parent material, which is the weathered rock or unconsolidated mass from which the soil forms, determines the chemical and mineralogical composition of the soil.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main factors responsible for the formation of soil are relief features, parent material, atmosphere, vegetation, and other life-forms, as well as time away from human activities.
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