Question

what is soil? why is it referred to as a living system?​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

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

Answer 2

Answer:

Soil is mixture of organic matter ,minerals, gases,liquids ,and organisms that together support life.Earth's body of soil ,called pedosphere ,has four important functions

● as a medium for plant growth

●as a mean of water storage,supply and purification

●as a modifier of earth's atmosphere

●as a habitat for organisms