Soil

a) What type of soil is at your site? Most kinds could be found here.

Loamy

b) How does your soil’s texture aid or hinder water flow and the movement of nutrients?

I think it aids in the flow of the nutrients because as the water flows down if it was raining the nutrients would seep into the soil and when enough is taken in it will continue to flow and spread everywhere.

c) What types of organisms are in the area where you collected the soil?

I noticed insects, worms, and birds

d) What effects do these organisms have on the soil’s qualities?

I think that the organisms clean the soil through filtering

e) Is the soil you collected likely to be eroded? How would its loss affect the current

location? Where would it erode to in your site? How would its presence affect the

location it moves to?

I think that there is a possibility of the soil eroding if it's in a very dry season but if it's moist i think it wouldn't erode. I wouldnt change much but will also erode into the pond.

f) As an ecologist, why is it important to think about soil texture?

Soil shows us and directs which way water will flow but will also show us what creatures can and do live around the area.

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