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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Soil is a blend of minerals, gases, organic matter, liquids, and microbes that support life altogether. One of the crucial functions of soil is to act like a growth medium for plants. Soil fixes the root of the plant and is the chief source of water and inorganic compounds that is required by plants. Soil is formed due to the weathering of rock and various inorganic particles present in the earth's crust.

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