COMPOST

It is an aerobic method of decomposing organic solid wastes.

• Composting

• Compost

• Fertilizer

• Deacy materials

It is an organic material that can be added to soil to help plants grow.

• Composting

• Compost

• Fertizer

• Decay materials

It includes materials such as dead leaves, branches and twigs.

• Green

• Brown

• Water

• Air

It includes materials such as clippings, scraps and coffee grounds.

• Green

• Brown

• Water

• Air

Green materials are high in _________ and brown materials are high in ___________.

• carbon, nitrogen
• nitrogen, carbon
• carbon, oxygen
• oxygen, carbon

It is important to have equal parts of brown matter than green matter.  The brown and green matter should be alternated in layers.

• True
• False

Moisture helps the compost pile to decompose

• slower
• faster

Composting occurs

• within hours
• within a few days
• over an extended period of time
• only when you turn the pile

Which organism help to breakdown or decompose waste and dead organisms?

• The organisms and waste breakdown on their own.
• Only fungi
• Only bacteria
• Fungi, bacteria and other decoposers such as worms and beetles.

What is the role of decomposition in the environment?

• Decomposition isn't really that important.  It simply makes waste and dead organisms smaller so they don't take up as much room.
• When organisms are decomposed, the nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen are returned to the soil.
• Composition just makes new soil.
• When organisms decompose they return the food they ate to the environment.