Soil

For the heavy metal band see Soil (band)

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Soil is unconsolidated rock particle that lies on the surface of the earth, intermingled, perhaps, with organic matter from plant decay.

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Soil is vital to all life on earth because it supports the growth of plants, which supply food and oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. Soil serves as a habitat for animal life from microorganisms to small animals.

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Soils vary widely in composition and structure from place to place. Soils are formed through the weathering of rock and the breakdown of organic matter. Weathering is the action of wind, rain, ice, sunlight, and biological processes on rocks, which breaks them down into small particles. The proportions of minerals and organic matter determine the structure and other characteristics of a particular soil.

Plant: Land plants (embryophytes)Non-vascular plants (bryophytes)Hepaticophyta - liverwortsAnthocerotophyta - hornwortsBryophyta - mossesVascular plants (tracheophytes)Lycopodiophyta - clubmossesEquisetophyta - horsetailsPteridophyta - "true" fernsPsilotophyta - whisk fernsOphioglossophyta - adderstonguesS...

Oxygen: :This article is about the chemical element oxygen. For other usage, see Oxygen (disambiguation)....

Rock: Rock may refer to:...

Soil related Images and Photos (experimental)

Giant on Virgin Soil

Tree Growth Illustrating Geotropism Resulting from Soil Creep Providence Canyon Georgia USA

Farmer Holding a Handful of Soil