Soil Textures
The types of soil textures (3)
What are sand, silt, and clay?
The part of a plant that makes it stand up straight.
What is a stem?
The part of a flower that is brightly colored to attract pollinators.
What are petals?
The top soil horizon with lots of organic matter.
What is the O Horizon?
A substance that can be organic or chemical that gives plants extra nutrients
What is fertilizer?
The smallest soil particle
What is clay?
The part of the plant that mostly helps with photosynthesis
What are Leaves?
The male part of the flower
What is the stamen/anther?
The lowest soil horizon with no organic matter.
What is D Horizon or Bedrock?
3 main nutrients included in fertilizers
What are Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium?
The largest soil particle
What is sand?
The part of the plant that contains reproductive parts.
What is a flower?
The female part of the flower.
What is the stigma/pistil?
The horizon in which most plants are planted.
What is A horizon?
Nutrient that promotes health of leaves.
What is Nitrogen?
A mixture of sand, silt, and clay
What is a loam?
The process in which plants make sugars.
What is photosynthesis?
The part of a flower that protects and supports the petals.
What is the sepal?
Small tool used to collect examples of horizons.
What is a soil sampler?
Nutrient that promotes root health.
What is Phosphorus?
The ability of water and air to pass between soil particles
What is permeability?
The part of the plant that prevents erosion.
What are roots?
Bees, Wind, Water, Wasps, Birds, etc.
What are types of pollinators?
the amount of this substance increases as you travel lower into the ground.
What is mineral?
Nutrient that promotes overall health of plant.
What is Potassium?