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Does a flood destroy all soil and nutrients in a plant and why?
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What can add sediments and nutrients to soil hurricane tornado flood or earthquake?
Floods can add sediments and nutrients to soil.
What the two ways that topsoil can be lost?
Heavy rains/flooding, or crops/plants that destroy the nutrients in the soil (like the cotton plant).
Why is rich soil valuable?
Rich soil is good because it has nutrients. If the plant gets nutrients the plant will grow.
How does a plant give nutrients back into the soil?
The microbial degradation of plant residues give nutrients back into the soil
What is nutrient balancing?
in nature, decaying plant parts add nutrients to soil, while plant roots take some nutrients out of the soil.
How do floods causes the destruction of forests?
flood or water can destroy soil and land
Why doesent soil run out of nutrients?
Soil dosent run out of nutruents because when you plant the seed un the grown the care your giving to the plant your giving nutrients and when you buy soil it comes with it also when the plant grows the sun gives it nutrients and H20
Would nutrients in the soil be an adaptation?
Nutrients in the soil come from decaying plant and animal matter, not adaptation.
What anchors a plant in the soil and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?
its roots
What do soil minerals do for plants?
Soil minerals act as nutrients for the plant. When the plant sends out roots, the roots soak up the nutrients and use them to grow. Soil minerals also do what fertilizer does.
What is the job do plant roots do?
to collect nutrients and to hold the plant into the soil
What two things do roots do?
Absorb nutrients and support/anchor the plant (in most plants, but not all).
