Soils Systems and Societies

What type of soil is?

• Sand

• Clay

• I don't know

What type of soil is this?

• Sand

• Clay

• I don't know

Who is soil important to?

• Humans

• Animals

• Plants

• Humans, Animals and Plants

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Soil and Dirt are the same thing, right?

• No! Soil is what plants grow in. Dirt is what you wash off of your clothes, car or sweep off the floor.

• Yes! Soil and Dirt as the same thing. You can't trick me Mr Koren

Soil can have dead plants in it.

• yes

• no

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soil can have dead animals and bugs in it

• yes

• no

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When leaves fall from trees or flowers die, they rot and become a part of soil

• yes

• no

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Without soil, most plants could not survive

• yes

• no

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Soil has nutrients. Nutrients are very bad for plants.

• NO! Plants need the nutrients in soil

• Yes! Plants DO NOT need any nutrients found in the soil

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Mud is soil that is mixed with a lot of water

• TRUE!

• FALSE!