Soil

______ Has an excellent ability to hold water and nutrients

• Loam

• Silt

• Clay

• Sand

The upper most layer of soil is called ______

• Bedrock

• Topsoil

• Subsoil

• Parent material

_______ layer is rich in minerals

• Parent material

• Bedrock

• Subsoil

• Topsoil

Plants grow in which of the following layer

• Parent material

• Subsoil

• Topsoil

• Bedrock

The bottom layer of soil profile is called_____

• Bedrock

• Topsoil

• Parent material

• Subsoil

Which organism is known as farmer’s friend

• Lizard

• Dog

• Earthworm

• Caterpillar

Particles of which of the following types of soil is sticky in texture

• Loam

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?

• topsoil
• undersoil
• subsoil
• bedrock

Humus is.....

• the dead parts of plants and animals in soil.
• A food we eat with pretzels.
• The tiny particles inside of soil
• The roots that come off of a plant and live in soil.

Which layer of soil are these roots growing in?

• subsoil
• topsoil