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Lichens work by picking up nutrients to help them produce and also pick up water to help the grow and live longer.
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∙ 13y agoit stops plant growth which stops soil formation
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∙ 12y agoit breaks up rocks into soil during primary succession
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∙ 10y agoLichens break down rocks and minerals so that other organisms can gain a foothold
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∙ 12y agoLichens help to form soil by producing acids that cause disintegration of rocks , they also mix up with soil and make it fertile .
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What does soil in primary ecological succession establish?
by formation of soil such as mushrooms and lichens
Which symbiotic life forms can grow on stones and help in the formation of soil?
Lichens.
When earthworms add their wastes to the soil the die and decay in the soil they ar contributing to the formation of what?
They contribute to the formation of Humus, pronouced HYOO mus
What is the process of soil formation called?
The process is known as Pedogenesis. Erosion and siltation are two of the mechanisms that contribute to pedogenesis.
What are the two main ways in which soil organisms contribute to soil formation?
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What does soil in primary ecological succession establish?
by formation of soil such as mushrooms and lichens
Which symbiotic life forms can grow on stones and help in the formation of soil?
Lichens.
Why are mosses and lichens sometimes called poineer plants?
Because Lichens and Mosses grow on barren rocks and help in the formation of soil.
When earthworms add their wastes to the soil the die and decay in the soil they ar contributing to the formation of what?
They contribute to the formation of Humus, pronouced HYOO mus
What is the process of soil formation called?
The process is known as Pedogenesis. Erosion and siltation are two of the mechanisms that contribute to pedogenesis.
What are the two main ways in which soil organisms contribute to the soil formation?
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What are the two main ways in which soil organisms contribute to soil formation?
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What are two main ways organisms in the soil contribute to soil formation?
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How do mosses and lichens help to from soil?
Lichens and mosses help to form soil by breaking down the rocks that they are attached to.
What type of soil do lichens need 2 grow?
dirty soil
How does type of weathering contribute to soil formation?
The type of weatheirng contributes to soil formation because if it is mecahnical weathering by force, then it will come out differentally than chemicalw eathering if it is by chemical composition. THere would be differences by the weathering depending on where the rock is.
Lichens are important to an ecosystem because they?
Help from soil
