Soil Test - Loam

A. My site has loam soil.

B. My soil is not too tight like dense nor too loose like sand, therefore water can flow pretty efficiently through it and bring along all the nutrients that water normally carries.

C. Grasses, trees, shrubs, flowering plants, insects, and larger animals like squirrels are found in my location where this soil is present.

D. The quality of the soil seems to be quite good since many organisms can survive in it. All of the plants that grow from it will provide the soil with richness once the plants die, decomposing and adding nutrients to the soil. The extensive system of roots through the soil likely aid in its quality as well, keeping it moist and fairly loose.

E. It is possible that the soil from my site can be mildly eroded by rainfall or by intense winds during a dry period. Loss of a great quantity of soil would certainly hinder plant growth, but this is unlikely due to the nature of its geographic location. If it will erode as a result of rainfall, the loam would travel down into topographically lower regions of the site where the soil should have a neutral or beneficial effect or it would trickle down into the gutters of the streets that perimeter the location where its affect would either be neutral or otherwise unwanted - say as a result of being drained into said gutters.

F. Soil texture is important for an ecologist to think about because soil in many cases houses primary producers which are greatly important to the chain of organisms that interact with one another at a given location. By knowing the texture of the soil, one can predict the type of plant life that will proliferate and thus be further able to make predictions about the type of herbivores, pollinators, or other organisms that will be present as well.

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