Question

Why soil is referred to as a living system?

Answer 1

Soil is the medium of plant growth and supports different types of living organisms on the earth. It is a living system. It takes millions of years to form soil upto a few cm in depth. Relief, parent rock or bed rock, climate, vegetation and other forms of life and time are important factors in the formation of soil. Various forces of nature such as change in temperature, actions of running water, wind and glaciers, activities of decomposers etc. contribute to the formation of soil.



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Answer 2

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• Soil is referred as living somewhere bCoz , the soil is mixture of many things , many bacteria in it .

It have tiny pores which act as a respiratory track.

They are the medium to send the fertilizer to the plant .