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| ... soil's general structure |
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| the soil's organic and inorganic chemical components. |
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| Along with climate, what are the two main factors that will determine whether a plant can grow in a certain location? |
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| Soil Texture and Soil Composition |
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| Also known as the A horizon, this level of soil is a mixture of rock particles, living organisms, and humus |
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| Decomposing organic material formed by bacteria and fungi on dead organisms, feces, and fallen leaves. |
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| soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in quasi-even proportions. |
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| Name on type of anion that can be found in soil |
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| Either one of NO3-, PO4-, or SO4- |
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| Name a cation that can be found in soil |
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| Soil particles are generally _______ charged. As such ________ are loosely bound and are easily eroded away. |
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| negatively charged; anions |
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| Biological technology used to reclaim contaminated areas of land in order to make them fit for planting again. |
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| What makes a nutrient an "essential nutrient" in plants. |
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| A nutrient is considered essential when the plant cannot complete its life cycle without it. |
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| Plants grown in mineral solutions; used to determine which chemicals are essential |
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| deficiency of less mobile nutrients usually affects ... |
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| .... older organs more than younger ones; the converse is also true |
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| What are Rhizobium bacteria? |
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| Nitrogen-fixing bacteria than form symbiotic associations with legume plants. |
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| What are the two main types of mycorrhizae? |
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| Ectomycorrhizae and Endomycorrhizae (Arbuscular mycorrhizae) |
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| A plant that nourishes itself but grows on another. |
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| IN this process, mineral cations are displaced from soil particles by other cations, particularly H+, and enter the soil solution for easy absorption by root hairs. |
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| nitrogen fixing bacteria that form symbiotic relationships with plant roots and help them absorb nitrogen from the soil in NO3- and NH4- |
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