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Michelle Smith's Soil in Cup
a. The soil's texture is a sandy loam. It is able to keep the shape of a ball, but as soon as I throw it up and catch it with my hand, the soil spreads.
b. The organisms present near the soil are worms, geese, ducks, swans, and fish in the pond nearby.
c. Worms affect the soil because they help water run through the soil since they are breaking it up by moving around in it, and they also provide the soil with nutrients through their droppings. I don't believe that the geese, ducks, and swans have much effect on the soil, but their droppings may provide the soil with nutrients as well.
d. Yes, this soil is likely to be eroded because it can be easily broken, and can easily be deposited to a new location because of its light texture. The movement of the soil would make it difficult for plants to grow in that current location, because the soil would cover newly forming plants. The elevation would also decrease, so more water would flow into this area. The soil would affect its new location by causing their to be higher elevations, and less water.
Michelle Smith's Soil in Cup
a. The soil's texture is a sandy loam. It is able to keep the shape of a ball, but as soon as I throw it up and catch it with my hand, the soil spreads.
b. The organisms present near the soil are worms, geese, ducks, swans, and fish in the pond nearby.
c. Worms affect the soil because they help water run through the soil since they are breaking it up by moving around in it, and they also provide the soil with nutrients through their droppings. I don't believe that the geese, ducks, and swans have much effect on the soil, but their droppings may provide the soil with nutrients as well.
d. Yes, this soil is likely to be eroded because it can be easily broken, and can easily be deposited to a new location because of its light texture. The movement of the soil would make it difficult for plants to grow in that current location, because the soil would cover newly forming plants. The elevation would also decrease, so more water would flow into this area. The soil would affect its new location by causing their to be higher elevations, and less water.