OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

FORESTRY

SOIL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is found in the topsoil and is made of decaying plants and animals.
A
dirt
B
water
C
humus
D
subsoil
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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Dead and decayed residue of plants and animals is called humus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Soil is partly made up of decaying plant or animal remains. These are called organic matter or humus and contain the living and once living components of our soil. Soil mostly contains pieces of disintegrating rocks or inorganic matter, water, and air.

Detailed explanation-4: -Humus is the layer formed on soil due to the decomposition of dead plants and animals by microbes. Humus supplies nutrients to the soil.

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