the mineral nutrients released to the soil by the decomposers

Q: When Chris mows the grass, she faces a choice between discarding the clippings and leaving them on…

A: Plants need water, soil, nutrients for their growth and development, deficiency of any of the…

Q: List any three important pollutant of soil.

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

Q: Why is it important that decomposers such as bacteria release nutrients?

A: Decomposers are organisms that break down complex organic materials, such as remains of dead…

Q: Name the following as soil forming processes: a. Soil erosion b. Formation of humus c. Weathering of…

A: The process of soil formation is termed as pedogenesis. Climatic factors play crucial roles in this…

Q: The infiltration rate of silt loam soil is higher than that of a loamy sand. O True O False

A: The infiltration rate is the measurement of the water entering capacity of the soil. The unit of…

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: What are three ways in which human mismanagement can cause soil damage?

A: Soil degradation is the biological, chemical, or physical process that can damage the quality of…

Q: Would a soil high in clay but low in organic matter have a higher cation-exchange capacity than a…

A: Thank you for the question Answer :- Yes, a soil high in clay but low in organic matter have a…

Q: Why does the cycling of nutrients depends on gravity?

A: The nutrient cycle is a system where the energy and the matter are transferred between the living…

Q: What are the consequences of soil erosion in urban settings?

A: Soil erosion is the process by which the top layer of soil or soil erodes due to a number of factors…

Q: Which region of soil is the most microbially active?

A: The microbe is a term used for microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoans. These…

Q: Can you determine phosphorus content in the soil via CEC measurement? Explain your the choice of…

A: The CEC stands for (cation exchange capacity), which measures the capacity of the soil to hold…

Q: Available Nutrients occur in the soil generally in the form of: Group of answer choices A.) Ions…

A: Soil is a heterogeneous mixture of various organic and inorganic compounds.

Q: It is better to grow plants in soil than in sand because soil

A: Soil:The top layer of land surfaceComposed of disintegrated rock particles, air, water as well as…

Q: How would adding clay to loamy soil affect capacity to exchange cations and retain water? Explain.

A: The overall ability of a soil to retain exchangeable cations is known as cation exchange capacity…

Q: In which type of soil is nutrient leaching a morecommon problem, sandy or clay soil?

A: Ans: Soil Nutrient leaching: It is the process on which the nutrients dissolved in soil move…

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: What is organic waste and why is it importnant to have less organic waste

A: Humans rely on ecosystems for a variety of unseen services. An ecosystem is important because it…

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: A Animal waste would no longer produce ammonia. B Nitrogen gas could not enter the soil. C The…

A: Nitrogen cycle  It is a biogeochemical where nitrogen is converted into many forms and circulate in…

Q: The heat capacity of a soil is the amount of heat that it must absorb or lose to produce a…

A: Heat capacity is the intrinsic physical property of a material, and is measured as the amount of…

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: The rate of decompostion of detritus is affected by the abiotic factors like availability of…

A: DECOMPOSITION It is the process in which the detritus is broken down into simpler substances…

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: is the moisture level in your soil related to the nitrogen content of the soil?

A: Nitrogen is present most abundantly in the atmosphere. Rainfall, temperature, moisture, soil…

Q: Human Activity Effects on Soil Quality Effects on Soil Quantity

A: Humans affect the environment in numerous ways: Rising population, contamination, consuming…

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: An environmental factor that makes it possible for roots to grow deeper into the soil   Light…

A: An environmental factor that makes it possible for roots to grow deeper into the soil is Air supply.…

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: A shortage of phosphorus in the soil would make it difficult for a plant to make

A: DNA or deify ribonucleic acid is the macromolecule that contains the genetic information and is…

Q: Why fine textured soil hold more water as compared to coarse textured soils?

A: Soil texture is a term used to refer to types of soil based on their composition in terms of small,…

Q: are the type of soil erosion?

A: Erosion is a very severe problem for productive agricultural space and for water quality…

Q: What is the most important thing you can do to a mineral soil in order to ensure an adequate supply…

A: Soil is a significant wellspring of supplements required by plants for development. The three…

Q: What is the fundamental difference between energy flow and nutrient flux

A: No matter how large or small an ecosystem is, it is essential to all life. Ecosystems rely on all of…

Q: how does energy flow from different organism back to soil

A: Nutrient cycling refers to the exchange and transfer of biogenetic nutrients such as those essential…

Q: How are soils formed? Through the breakdown of what material? Why are new soils not suitable for…

A: Soil acts as an anchor for the plant roots and trees. Soil is present from the prehistoric stage.…

Q: Which of the following is not true for Soil Organic Matter (SOM)? O It can be degraded by microbes…

A: Answer :- Option (D) is correct. - It makes up a large proportion of soil structure.

Q: Is it possible to build up a soil's organic matter and at the same time make it less fertile

A: The loftiest layer of Earth where the growth and nourishment of plants occurs is called the soil. It…

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.