#1 Soil Components ENGLISH

​ (a)   factor is nonliving; it doesn't have the characteristics of ​ (b)   . Two examples are ​ (c)   and ​ (d)   .

• An abiotic
• life
• sunlight
• temperature
• A biotic

​ (a)   factor is ​ (b)   ; it has the characteristics of ​ (c)   . Two examples are ​ (d)   and ​ (e)   .

• A biotic
• An abiotic
• living
• life
• plants
• animals

​ (a)   is ​ (b)   and recycled plant and animal matter. It is created by ​ (c)   , like earthworms and fungi.

• broken down
• decomposers
• Compost
• producers

A soil ​ (a)   shows the ​ (b)   between all ​ (c)   things in the soil and the surrounding ​ (d)   .

• food web
• living
• environment
• relationships

​ (a)   is an essential element used by plants and animals. It is necessary for building ​ (b)   and ​ (c)   acids.

• Nitrogen
• proteins
• nucleic
• Hydrogen

​ (a)   is an essential element used by plants and animals. It combined with one Oxygen to form H2O (​ (b)   ). It is found in all ​ (c)   compounds and is related to ​ (d)   .

• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen
• water
• organic
• pH

​ (a)   is an essential element used by plants and animals. It is a reactant in ​ (b)   and byproduct in ​ (c)   . It is found in CO2 and H2OC6H12O6 (​ (d)   )

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• respiration
• photosynthesis
• glucose

Organisms that make their own ​ (a)   through the process of ​ (b)   can be called ​ (c)   , producers and plants.

• photosynthesis
• autotrophs
• heterotrophs
• food

Organisms that obtain ​ (a)   from the ​ (b)   they consume are called heterotrophs, ​ (c)   and/or animals.

• consumers
• producers
• energy
• food

Soil ​ (a)   are living things that are too ​ (b)   to see, like ​ (c)   , ​ (d)   -celled plants or animals or viruses.

• microbes
• small
• bacteria
• single