Life Cycle - Natural Environment (4A)
Pre Lab |
Use the picture of a soil profile to write a paragraph describing soil. Start with the surface and describe each layer working down the section.
Surface:
organic material dead plants, animal material |
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Topsoil: plant roots, bacteria, fungi, small animal |
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Subsoil: Fewer organisms less topsoil; plants don't grow well |
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Altered Parent Material: Weathered, less living matter layers above were formed form it C horizon |
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