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Can plants roots cause erosion

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They help prevent erosion by controlling runoff.

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How do the roots of plants cause wearthering?

they don't-they help prevent erosion


How can erosion be reduced?

Erosion can be reduced by planting plants that have roots. This helps because the roots in the plants hold the ground in place.


What does a plants roots do for the ecosystem?

There are many things a plants roots do for an ecosystem. Plants roots help prevent erosion of soil for example.


What does a the roots do for a plant?

There are many things a plants roots do for an ecosystem. Plants roots help prevent erosion of soil for example.


Why are plants needed to prevent erosion?

Soil sitting alone is loose and can be succeptable to erosion by wind or water that runs over it. Plants have roots that compact the soil and hold it in place. The more plants, the more roots, the less erosion there is.


How does erosion effect plants?

Erosion can wash away soil from plants and stunt their growth. Erosion can uproot plants and kill plants. On the other hand plants can help stop erosion.


What is one way plants prevent erosion?

roots


How can plants contribute erosion?

they give off roots spreading towards the erosion and smooth the erosion system


How do plants reduce erosion?

their roots hold the soil in place


What do plants prevent by holding the soil with roots?

soil erosion.


What do plants prevent when they hold the soil with their roots?

They prevent Erosion


Do plants speed up erosion?

I assume you mean soil erosion? If so then no The roots etc of the plants help preserve the soil