Question

Answer the following in short :-

1. Name an organism which lives in soil.

2. Which layer of the soil is rich in humus?

3. Which type of soil is good for growing paddy?

4. Which soil is good for cultivation and gardening?

5. What is soil erosion?

6. List at least two properties of soil.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1)Bacteria lives in Soil

2)Topsoil is rich in humus

3)Clay Loamy soil is good for growing paddy.

4) Loamysoil is good for cultivation and gardening.

5) Soil erosion is a gradual process of movement and transport of the upper layer of soil (topsoil) by different agents particularly water, wind, and mass movement causing its deterioration in the long term.

6) Soil is made up of different-sized particles. Sand particles tend to be the biggest.

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Answer 2

Answer ::

★ Answer the following in short :-

1. Name an organism which lives in soil.

➼ The organism which lives in soil is fungi. Some more organisms present in soil are bacteria, algae, many more.

2. Which layer of the soil is rich in humus?

➼ Topsoil is the layer of soil rich in humus. It also has many nutrients and holds water.

3. Which type of soil is good for growing paddy?

➼ Alluvial soil is good for growing paddy.

4. Which soil is good for cultivation and gardening?

➼ Loamy soil is good for cultivation and gardening.

5. What is soil erosion?

➼ The erosion of soil by water or wind is called soil erosion. Erosion is the the gradual removing of soil or rocks from a place by water, air, etc.

6. List at least two properties of soil.

➼ The two properties of soil are:

• A soil should have a good absorption of water.
• The soil should have a large amount of beneficial organisms, for example: bateria, etc.

Additional information

Some more information related to soil ::-

➼ Dead and broken-down plants and animals make soil more fertile. This material or substance is called humus.

➼ Topsoil is the topmost layer of soil.

➼ There are many three layers of soil ::

• Topsoil
• Subsoil
• Bedrock.

➼ Soil erosion takes place when the topsoil is washed away due to natural and human factors.