Particles
Which soil particle is the largest in size and feels gritty when rubbed inbetween the fingers?
Sand
What is the term for the amount of water soil can retain?
Water-Holding Capacity
What does the chemical element N stand for?
Nitrogren
Name one soil function.
Anchorage
Water-Holding
Nutrient- Holding
Name a plant root adaptation that allows the plant to be more stable, and helps it survive in sandier soils.
Taproot
Which particle is the smallest, and contributes to high water retention?
Clay
What do we call the point at which a plant cannot recover and will die due to too little/too much water?
Permanent Wilting Point
What does the chemical element P stand for?
Phosphorus
Give an example of organic matter.
Decomposing plant or animal matter
Compost
Manure
What soil texture would require frequent irrigation?
Sandy
Which particle is intermediate in size, and feels like flour to touch. It does a mediocre job at water retention and drainage.
Silt
What is available water?
Water available to the plant to pick up
What does the chemical element K stand for?
Potassium
Name a type of soil that we would want if our plants were drying out too fast.
Clay
When doing a ribbon test, what two things do you need?
Soil and Water
Name one method used to determine soil texture.
Jar Method
Ribbon Method
Soil Triangle
Soil is made up of minerals, water, air, and ___________________?
Organic Matter
Name one secondary macronutrient.
Calcium
Magnesium
Sulfur
Name a type of soil we would want if our soil was rotting our roots out.
These types of roots help anchor the plant to the ground, and they grow out of the stem tissue.
Describe a loam
A soil that has all three components at an equal amount.
What percentage of soil is mineral matter?
45%
How many essential nutrients are there?
17
What is the difference between soil and dirt?
Soil is living.
Dirt is dead.
Increases surface area- leads to higher absorption