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PES Test 1List the six functions of soil in our ecosystem. - correct answer ✔1. Support
Plant Growth
2. Regulate water supply
3. Recycling raw products
4. Atmosphere Modifier
5. Provide organism habitat
6. Engineering medium
Venting is accomplished by_______ - correct answer ✔soil macropores
________facilitates drainage and air movement - correct answer
✔Macropores
Plants depend on soil for: - correct answer ✔Cooling the plant
Maintaining turgor
Receiving nutrients
Metabolism
The water holding capacity of the soil depends on ________ - correct answer
✔micropores
___________are small and good for water retention - correct answer
✔Micropores
, _____________are naturally occurring elements that plants must have to live
- correct answer ✔Essential Elements
Every drop of water either: - correct answer ✔Passes over the soil surface,
and or
Percolates through the soil
Water movement through a soil depends on factors such as: - correct answer
✔Texture
Depth
Landscape slope
What recycles many everyday materials? - correct answer ✔Soil properties
and the microorganisms
Organic waste turns into _________ and Organic carbon turns into ________
- correct answer ✔Nutrients, Carbon Dioxide
How is soil a Atmosphere Modifier - correct answer ✔o Gas exchange
o Temperature modifier
o Traps dust particles
How is soil a Engineering medium? - correct answer ✔Used for
o Construction material
o Foundation/support
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