Question

Write the features of top soil or A horizon.
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Answer 1

Answer:

         the features of top soil

• Dark in colour and soft in texture.

• Rich in humus and hence the most fertile layer.

• Porous, traps air and holds more water.

• Roots of small plants grow in this layer.

• Organisms live in this layer.

      the features of horizon.

• Mostly organic matter such as decomposing leaves.

• Mostly minerals from parent material with organic matter incorporated.

• This is the layer that we call "topsoil" and it is located just below the O Horizon.
• This is the layer that many plants roots grow in.