1. SOIL SOL 3.1 & 3.7 2. Soil provides support and nutrients for plant growth 3. EROSION is the movement of sediment and rock to new places. 4. Weathering breaks down…

Slide 1Organic Nitrogen Inputs and the Soil Food Web Slide 2 2 What is the Soil Food Web? Interaction and combination of all the organisms in the soil. Made up of an incredible…

Slide 1 Slide 2 SOIL Slide 3 Soil provides support and nutrients for plant growth Slide 4 EROSION is the movement of sediment and rock to new places. Slide 5 Weathering breaks…

Slide 1Soils Slide 2 Soil Texture = %Sand, Silt & Clay in a soil. n Soil texture is the single most important physical property of the soil. Knowing the soil texture…

1. Chapter 6 Weathering & Soil 2.   3. 6.1 Weathering WEATHERING-The breaking down of rock material into smaller pieces. Two Forms of Weathering Mechanical Some Biological…

1. SOIL SOL 3.1 & 3.7 2. Soil provides support and nutrients for plant growth 3. EROSION is the movement of sediment and rock to new places. 4. Weathering breaks down…

Slide 1 Soil Horizons Slide 2 Organic Layer (O-horizon) The uppermost layer; it is rich in organic material. Plant litter accumulates in the O- horizon and gradually decays.…

Slide 1 Soil Orders Here we go! Slide 2 Soil Profiles of the Principal Terrestrial Soil Types Figure 3-24 Slide 3 Fig. 3-24a, p. 69 Mosaic of closely packed pebbles, boulders…

Slide 1 Soil Dirt is simply misplaced soil! Slide 2 SOIL: A RENEWABLE RESOURCE Soil is a slowly renewed resource that provides most of the nutrients needed for plant growth…

Slide 1 Chapter 37: Plant Nutrition 1. What are the nutritional requirements of plants? Slide 2 Figure 37.2 The uptake of nutrients by a plant: a review CO 2, the source…