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    Soil Lab

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    believe that soil made up of 30% silt‚ 25% Water‚ 15% humus 5% Sand‚ 5% of Clay‚ and the assuming the other 25% is air‚ will grow the best pea seed. MATERIALS 100 Milliliter Dixie Cup Ground Clay _ Silt Water _ Pea Seed 100 ml measuring Beaker _ Humus

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    Soil is an important natural resource that covers much of the earth’s land surface. All life on earth depends on the soil as a direct or indirect source of food. Plants are rooted in the soil and obtain nutrients (nourishing substances) from it. Animals get nutrients from plants or from animals that eat plants. Certain microbes in the soil cause dead organisms to decay‚ which helps return nutrients to the soil. In addition‚ many kinds of animals find shelter in the soil. Soil contains mineral

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    can be cultivated and is determined by the soil texture. There are distinct layers of soil that are not always visible to eye but are made up of different horizons. O horizon/Humus is the decomposing plant matter. A Horizon/Topsoil is the mixed humus and leached mineral soil. E Horizon/ Zone of leaching‚ there is less humus‚ minerals resistant to leaching. B Horizon/ Subsoil the accumulation of leached minerals like iron and aluminum oxides. C Horizon/ Weathered parent material which has partially

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    involved in decomposition in the soil. They play an important role | |in the formation  of soil organic matter by degrading energy rich organic compounds and‚ in the process‚ by generating | |more refractory materials such as humus. | |Examples of decomposers in the soil are fungi‚ algae and bacteria that obtain their nutrients from dead plant or animal

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    Soil and Vegetation Regions Assessment 1. Describe the vegetation region in your area. Rate how natural the vegetation is on a scale of 0 (not natural) to 5 (very natural). Give a reason for your rating. Currently living in Brampton‚ the vegetation regions remains a mixed forest. Mixed forests are vegetational transition between coniferous forests and broad leaved deciduous forests. Common trees are ash‚ hemlock‚ oak‚ birch‚ maple‚ pine‚ fir‚ spruce‚ and cedar can be found in the mixed forest.

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    Types of Soil

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    areas of high temperature and heavy rainfall. Humus content is low because the microorganisms get destroyed due to high temperature Karnataka‚ Kerala‚ Tamil Nadu‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ hilly areas of Odisha and Assam. Cultivation is suitable with adequate doses of manures and fertilizers. Soil in Tamil Nadu‚ Andhra Pradesh and Kerala are suitable for growing cashew nut. ARID SOIL Soil ranges from red to brown. Soil is saline ‚ sandy texture ‚ lack of humus‚ Moisture cultivation not possible due

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    Business Heritage‚ Culture and Sustainability Business Heritage‚ Culture and Sustainability (a) A bottle of milk purchased in Christchurch is very like to be produced in the South island‚ either in Canterbury or Southland‚ which are the main dairying areas. The production process for milk: From the farm: milk is produced from grass‚ dairy cow’s graze on the grass and then they are milked twice a day using mechanical vacuum milking machines. The raw milk flows through stainless

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    stuck for ideas which is peculiar because I’m awesome and I’m not going to let any of these idiots especially that foreigner Dimitri‚ fuck this up for me. Who does he think he is? Prancing around the grounds of where I’m about to make history‚ with humus and pitta bread! No chance. I know what will work! Shit why didn’t I think of this earlier! A ten bird roast! Bonding over the meat and fire at the expense of a few birds will leave my mark. A sacrament! I’ll show these boys what’s gonna go down at

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    agricultural endeavor it is important for a soil to have a good water holding capacity. 3. We’d add humus because it has the highest water-holding capacity. 4. It would benefit plants in a dry climate because it could easily take groundwater to the surface. Water would not ‘pool-up’ either so root rot could be prevented. Activity 2 – Qualitative Analysis of Ion Exchange Capacity 1. Sand‚ Sand and humus‚ Collected sample‚ Sand and clay 2. Crystal Violet and Eosin Y have different charges and

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    present. This can be justified by the fact that the sample was taken just as the dunes started on the embryo dune. Therefore reasons for no vegetation is that there are extreme conditions at this point; very high pH values (8+); rapid drainage; no humus; high wind speed and lots of salt spray‚ all of which make it almost impossible for vegetation to grown and the colonies‚ furthermore this dune can be disappear as quickly as they form. From the graph we can see that sample site 2‚ 3 and 4 that

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