5.1 Introduction to soil systems
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what is soil
a mixture of inorganic mineral particles and organic material from decomposed flora and fauna that covers the underlying bedrock, and in which a wide variety of terrestrial plants grow
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3 reasons why soil is important
all the food we eat comes from soil
soil is a habitat fir organisms
soils store and transfer heat affecting atmospheric temperature
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what are the storages in soil (6)
Organic matter
Organisms
Nutrients
Minerals
Air
Water
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what are the transfers in soil (6)
Biological mixing
Translocation
Leaching
Soil erosion
Infiltration
Percolation
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soil transformations (7)
Decomposition
Nitrification
Salinization
Weathering
Denitrification
Respiration
Photosynthesis
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