FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Animal Remains
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Dead Plants
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Fungi
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Soil is a material composed of five ingredients-minerals, soil organic matter, living organisms, gas, and water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Soil is the thin layer of material covering the earth’s surface and is formed from the weathering of rocks. It is made up mainly of mineral particles, organic materials, air, water and living organisms-all of which interact slowly yet constantly.
Detailed explanation-3: -Soil consists of minerals, humus, water, air and living organisms. Soil particles: Based on their sizes, the soil particles can be divided into four major groups viz., Clay, Silt, Sand and Gravel.
Detailed explanation-4: -Soil is formed by weathering of rocks. Solid rock can weather away in one of the three ways into the soil, namely: Mechanical Weathering. Chemical Weathering.