Intro to Ag - Ch. 3 Soils

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A plant obtains nutrients from the soil and uses them through energy from

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Sunshine

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Humus is another word for

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organic matter

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Soil that has been transported and deposited by moving water is called ___________.

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alluvial soil

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Fine soil particles like silt and clay that have been deposited by the wind create soil known as ___________.

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Loess Soil

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In many of the mountainous regions of the world, soil was formed by the action of

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volcanoes

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Fertilizers provide plants with ______.

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nutrients

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Plants that host rhizobia are called

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legumes

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One-celled organisms that live in moist soil are called

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protozoa

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Plantlike organisms that contain no chlorophyll are called

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fungi

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The area of the soil that contains the roots of plants is called the

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rhizosphere