Question

17. What is soil? Why is it referred to as a living system?
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Answer 1

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Soil means the uppermost layer of the earth's crust, which contains the organic as well as mineral matter necessary for the growth of plants. Soil is a living system because it contains living organisms: plants, animals, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, archaea

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Answer 2

➤ Answer :-

⟶ Soil :-

• Soil is a material composed of five ingredients — minerals, soil organic matter, living organisms, gas, and water.
• Soil minerals are divided into three size classes — clay, silt, and sand, the percentages of particles in these size classes is called soil texture.
• The mineralogy of soils is diverse.

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⟶ It is reffered as living system because :-

Soil is a living system because it contains living organisms like :-

→ Plants

→ Animals

→ Fungi

→ Protozoa

→ Bacteria

→ Archaea.