Question

c. Answer the following questions.
1.
What is soil? Why is it important?​

Answer 1

$\mapsto$ Soil is our life support system. Soils provide anchorage for roots, hold water and nutrients. Soils are home to myriad micro-organisms that fix nitrogen and decompose organic matter, and armies of microscopic animals as well as earthworms and termites.

Answer 2

the mixture of rock particles and humus is called soil