Human Activity Effects on Soil Quality Effects on Soil Quantity

Q: Which of the following is not an element of soil sustainability? О а. Green manures O b. Plowing C.…

A: Agricultural sustainability is characterized as a system's ability to maintain consistent levels of…

Q: List any three important pollutant of soil.

A: Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse…

Q: Matching Type. Match column A with the correct answer in column B. Write only the letter of correct…

A: Matching Type. Match column A with the correct answer in column B. Write only the letter of correct…

Q: Which three soil colours would suggest the following conditions in the soil 1. Poor drainage  2.…

A: Answer: Introduction: 1) Well drained and aeration soil- Colours like red, yellow and reddish‐brown…

Q: Jim hasn't been having success in growing strawberry plants for the past few years, so he got his…

A: The observation of the following experiment conducted by Jim is there is some problem with the soil…

Q: Why should soil moisture be continuously monitored

A: Monitoring of soil moisture is important because at different stages of plant growth and development…

Q: Which soil mineral is most likely to be leached away during heavy rain? O hydrogen ion (H+) O…

A: All macronutrients and micronutrients are present on the surface of soil they are B, Mn, Cu, Zn and…

Q: |The oxygen and carbon dioxide content in the soil air and ordinary air is normally equal in areas…

A: Introduction :- Plants growth and development depends mainly upon the nutrient level , fertility ,…

Q: Does soil survey compose all the valuable data needed for the study in resource conservation?

A: Yes, soil Survey compose all the valuable data needed for the study in resorce conservation .…

Q: Some of the problems associated with intensive irrigationinclude all of the following except(A) soil…

A: Intensive irrigation means to provide too much water to the plants.  Option A is one of the problems…

Q: primary production symbolic of coastal air and water pollution control habitat for genetic resources…

A: Ecosystem service is any positive benefit, small or large ,that ecosystem provide to people.It is of…

Q: List any five specific processes of soil formation

A: Weathering is defined as the process of formation of soil.

Q: Describe the development of major horizon in soil

A: A soil horizon is a layer of soil that runs nearly parallel to the soil surface and differs from the…

Q: Xerophytic plants are well adapted for very wet conditions. True False Which types of soils usually…

A: According to our guideline we can answer only the first three subparts of a question. So, upload the…

Q: The availability of most micronutrients, except for Fe and Mn, increases with decreasing soil pH

A: The given statement is true

Q: Unless frozen, water is always in _______________, always ______________ within a plant from areas…

A: Water, a substance made out of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in vaporous,…

Q: How can soil erosion lead to desertification? It reduces the level of organic matter It promotes…

A: Introduction :- Note :- Since you have asked multiple questions im only answering the ist question…

Q: If you feed a houseplant with fertilizer too often, it may look wilted despite the soil being wet.…

A: A fertilizer is any material of common or manufactured birthplace that is applied to soil or to…

Q: State a characteristic feature of cropland ecosystem.

A: Introduction: Cropland is referred to as an area where the cultivation of the most commonly…

Q: Generally, the primary factor influencing soil organism populations is: O predation and competition…

A: Soil microorganisms including algae, bacteria, protozoa, and viruses account for a sizable portion…

Q: How indiscriminate burning of grass and leaves of trees or plants and “kaingin” cause soil erosion

A: Soil erosion refers to the process of gradual removal or displacement of the topmost fertile layer…

Q: Compare and contrast primary and secondary growth and draw a tree showing where each type of growth…

A: Tree development is depicted as an increment within the measure and number of vegetative structures.…

Q: Soil particles may be held together by which of the following to form aggregates? Group of answer…

A: Soil  Soil Is a complex mixture of organic in organic materials. Soil is the major source of…

Q: Select the following characteristics that clay soils possess. I. Poor aeration. II. Poor drainage.…

A: Option (D) is correct answer. Clay Soils: Clay is a fine grained natural soil material containing…

Q: Describe the probable root system of a crop that has been applied with frequent, light, and widely…

A: The probable root system would be that the root is not too deep it is spread in shallow areas of the…

Q: Describe in brief the characteristics of clay and loam soils. Provide ONE (1) example of plant that…

A: Soils are one of the basis which help in sustainability of life. Soola are of different type.

Q: If there are fewer plants and therefore less transpiration in a given area, what will happen to the…

A: Transpiration in plants is an important process, where the plants discharge their excess water in…

Q: Decomposing organic matter in soil is called______ . a. clay d. silt b. humus e. sand c. topsoil f.…

A: Introduction In the soil, there are numerous bacteria and other microbes that can breakdown organic…

Q: Soil particles are arranged in order of increasing size are A. sand, silt and clay B. silt, sand…

A: Sand particles are the most important and clay particles the littlest. Most soils are a mixture of…

Q: What fraction of the soil represents the most active?        A. Clay       B. Pore spaces       C.…

A: Answer of the question given below...

Q: What are the functions of soils in a rice field, and suggest management activities to maintain a…

A: Soils are complex mixtures of minerals, water, air, organic matter, and countless organisms that are…

Q: SIT C. A saturated soil has he following characteristics: Initial volume = 21 cm³ Final Volume = 13…

A: Saturated soil is the soil in which all the pore spaces get filled with water completely.  This soil…

Q: High buffering capacity means the soil will retain more nutrients than soil with low buffering…

A: The buffer capacity of soil is the ability of soil to resist the change in the pH. Whereas the pH of…

Q: Which of these determines the Potential Evapotranspiration of an area? (select all that are correct)…

A: According to the question, we have to mention the parameters that determine the Potential…

Q: Analyze each statement (A and B) whether they are true or false. Use the choices below in answering…

A: Soil moisture refers to the water that is held in the soil and is influenced by factors such as…

Q: A soil consists of layers called ________ that taken together are called a ________. a. soil…

A: Minerals, water, air and organic matter makeup the soil. Pedolody is the study of soil. They are…

Q: Which of the following statements is NOT as description of soil? A. Varying nutritional content.…

A: Soil covers the earth's surface. The terrestrial plants are rooted in the soil. The root hairs of…

Q: fertilizers are necessary if the soil lacks one of the following nutrients: a. calcium, carbon,…

A: Plants require many mineral nutrients in addition to carbondioxide and water. There are seventeen of…

Q: Which soil horizon will contains the highest proportion of soil organism

A: Weathering is the breakdown of the larger rocks into the smaller particles. The weathering process…

Q: The most destruc practice harvesting wOod products, which cuts down all of the trees in a stand at…

A: The most destructive practice of harvesting wood products which cuts down all the treess ina stand…

Q: High buffering capacity means the soil is more fertile than soil with low buffering capacity.  True…

A: The buffering capacity of the soil indicates the capacity of the soil to resist pH change.…

Q: The percentage of pore space of a soil with a bulk density of 1.2 Mg/m and a particle density of…

A: The percentage of soil volume filled by pore spaces is known as porosity. This characteristic…

Q: An extremely acid soil generally limits the availability of many nutrients in the soil.  True or…

A: Soil is the uppermost layer of the earth crust. It is a mixture of rock particles, organic matter,…

Q: While hiking through the sierra Nevada y growing next to each other. One of them has produuced a…

A: A species is regularly characterized as the biggest gathering of life forms in which any two…

Q: Tortuosity has to do with the straight or curvy pathway water must take as it moves downward through…

A: The separation occurs because, for steric hindrance purposes, larger molecules do not reach the…

Q: Explain the principles of soil conservation and providesolutions to soil erosion and land…

A: Humans have caused damage to soil in the form of soil erosion and exhaustion.

Terrestrial Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected communities. It includes both living and non-living elements of specific strata. The terrestrial ecosystem is solely related to the ecosystem present on the land and covers 25 to 30% of the total earth’s surface area.