JLee314
Soil test
The type of soil on my site was sand.
My type of soil doesn’t absorb water easily and does so at a slow rate with a lot of water flowing away before it can be absorbed, so my soil’s texture hinder movement of water flow and nutrients for plants to be absorbed.
The types of organisms I saw were bees, ladybugs and beetles, golden poppy, and a variety of plants, such as the sour grass and shamrock.
Since my type of soil cannot retain water well, plants obtain all of the available water and nutrients, for there isn’t a large amount of such resources, causing the soil’s quality to be dry with little or no nutrients.
Yes, the soil I collected is likely to be eroded because it is so light in weight, for it does not retain water well, it can be easily blown away. Also, each gain of sand has no adhesion to other gains, making its weight lighter. It can be eroded to places in my site, such as the parking lot, towards the lake and on to the pavement road. If the sand moves, many plants in my location would have a lot less soil to gather water and nutrients from, causing a decrease in the plant population. Also, homes or refuges for rodents and other insects or animals would be lost.
It’s important to think about soil texture because soil supports the greatest primary producers in the world—plants. We depend on plants for food, oxygen, earth’s biomes and so much more. We need to know what texture soils are essential for the success of plants, otherwise, the decrease in plants would have a negative effect on the environment.
Soil test
The type of soil on my site was sand.
My type of soil doesn’t absorb water easily and does so at a slow rate with a lot of water flowing away before it can be absorbed, so my soil’s texture hinder movement of water flow and nutrients for plants to be absorbed.
The types of organisms I saw were bees, ladybugs and beetles, golden poppy, and a variety of plants, such as the sour grass and shamrock.
Since my type of soil cannot retain water well, plants obtain all of the available water and nutrients, for there isn’t a large amount of such resources, causing the soil’s quality to be dry with little or no nutrients.
Yes, the soil I collected is likely to be eroded because it is so light in weight, for it does not retain water well, it can be easily blown away. Also, each gain of sand has no adhesion to other gains, making its weight lighter. It can be eroded to places in my site, such as the parking lot, towards the lake and on to the pavement road. If the sand moves, many plants in my location would have a lot less soil to gather water and nutrients from, causing a decrease in the plant population. Also, homes or refuges for rodents and other insects or animals would be lost.
It’s important to think about soil texture because soil supports the greatest primary producers in the world—plants. We depend on plants for food, oxygen, earth’s biomes and so much more. We need to know what texture soils are essential for the success of plants, otherwise, the decrease in plants would have a negative effect on the environment.