Soil Test

The soil type determined after the testing of two samples was silty clay loam. It was very rich in organic matter and fertile, noticing the plants and life surrounding it. It was dark thick soil so it absorbs and contains a lot of nutrients after they are captured from the organic matter resting on the soil. Water and nutrients readily pass through this medium.

The organisms surrounding the sample of soil were plants and centipedes as well as roots and small twigs. The organic matter obviously supply the soil with nutrients as the dead insects would as well.

The soil collected was not likely to be eroded, it was in a low spot in the environment so it would only collect and gather in itself. More nutrients and soil is most likely eroded into the location where the soil sample was taken due to the levels of elevation surrounding the soil. The soil and nutrients would erode to that location during rain mostly as the wind would not greatly affect the spot the soil was taken from.

Ecologists find soil texture important to determine if the surrounding organisms are obtaining the needed nutrients. Soil texture is important to determine if the flow of nutrients and water is sufficient for life and to help determine which kind of life could be inhabiting that area.

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