Soil Importance Quiz

Soil is important because it provides ______ for organisms. (Choose 3.)

• energy

• habitat

• sunlight

• support

• nutrients

Which organism might be found living in soil?

• fish

• bear

• earthworm

• horse

Soil is made of different components which support organisms within an ecosystem.

• True

• False

Rock, clay, silt, and sand are found in soil. What other components make up soil? (Choose 3)

• plastic

• water

• air

• seaweed

• humus

_____ is decomposed matter found in soil. It comes from the breakdown of plants and animals.

Plants and animals need nutrients to live and grow.

• True

• False