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Soil And Water As Abiotic Factors

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SOIL AND WATER AS ABIOTIC FACTORS

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QUALITY OF SOIL

  • Horizons
  • Composition
  • Texture
  • Particle size
  • Permeability
  • PH level
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THREE Horizons IN QUALITY SOIL

  • Valuable topsoil has humus clay and minerals
  • Subsoil has little humus
  • Parent material
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Importance OF PH LEVELS AND PERMIABILITY

  • Closer pact less permeable
  • Plant grow with pH of 5-7
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WHY GOOD SOIL IS IMPORTANT

  • Maintains ecosystem
  • Changes life forms
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WHY IS EROSION A CONSERN

  • Changes land shape
  • Build and wears land

HOW DOSE WATERSHED AFECT THE WATER SUPLIY

  • Runs off into water

WHAT IS AN AQUIFER

  • Rock with ground water
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WHAT IS A WATER TABLE

  • Ground water going through rocks
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WAYS TO PROTECT OUR GROUNDWATER

  • Not throwing trash on the ground