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Yes. In fact there are many creatures that make a very good living off just such a food source. In times of famine people resort to eating soil, although mostly as a means of killing hunger rather than for nutricional benefit.

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What is of soil?

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that form the top layer of the Earth's surface. It provides nutrients for plants to grow and serves as a habitat for many living organisms. Soil plays a crucial role in supporting agriculture, biodiversity, and ecosystem functions.


How can you tell if an earthworm has eaten soil?

Well... You can't. Earthworms have a tendency to eat dirt since they live in it. So practically, they eat dirt and they dispose it! If you cut open a worm, you would see mostly dirt because that's what's inside! They eat it... They dispose of it... They live it.


How is the soil in Kentucky?

cause its a country and thye have to make crops to feed on It differs in different regions of the state. The Appalachians of Eastern Kentucky are rocky. The soil in the Bluegrass Region near Lexington is excellent for the grass eaten by racehorses. The Pennyrile's soil is good for corn and tobacco.


What is the importance in soil formation?

Do you mean the importance of soil formation? This seems like a strange question. Can you rephrase it?When you realize that just about every bit of food you've ever eaten or will ever eat originated in soil, you might consider soil formation important.


What happens to fruit that lands on the ground in the rain forest?

Fruit that falls on the ground in the rainforest may be eaten by animals or insects, decomposed by fungi and bacteria, or germinate and grow into a new plant. This decomposition process helps to recycle nutrients back into the soil, supporting the overall ecosystem of the rainforest.

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What is of soil?

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that form the top layer of the Earth's surface. It provides nutrients for plants to grow and serves as a habitat for many living organisms. Soil plays a crucial role in supporting agriculture, biodiversity, and ecosystem functions.


How does iron get into food?

Iron occurs naturally in the soil. (->) means consumed or eaten or used. Iron in the soil -> Plants -> Us Iron in Soil -> plants -> animals -> us


What happens to a rangeland if it is overgrazed?

The vegetative growth is nearly killed off because it is eaten down to the soil. Which in turn could cause soil erosion.


How does a mushroom live?

a mushroomlives by eating the soil out of the ground and relying on the rain to bring water and then it will be eaten


How is animals recycled?

Their bodies decay, and are also eaten by other animals, which in turn poop the nutrients into the soil.


How does the movement of earthworm in soil helps a farmer?

An earthworm, while moving, chews up some soil and spits out the same amount of soil back into the ground. The soil which was eaten becomes fertile and more plants will grow on fertile soil. therefore, an earthworm helps a farmer by making soil fertile.


What type of worms help the soil grow?

Soil does not grow. It is a mixture of dead and decaying matter that is eaten by decomposers (such as earthworms), which then change it in is digestive tract into something that is fertile for plants to grow in.


How can you tell if an earthworm has eaten soil?

Well... You can't. Earthworms have a tendency to eat dirt since they live in it. So practically, they eat dirt and they dispose it! If you cut open a worm, you would see mostly dirt because that's what's inside! They eat it... They dispose of it... They live it.


How does grass survive after eaten by an animal science fair project?

they dont die becuz soil lets them live.but if it's riped off the ground it will die. :}


What kinds of food are eaten by chickens?

Chickens are omnivores. In the wild, they scratch at the soil to search for seeds, insects and even larger animals such as lizards or young mice.


What is the difference between you had eaten and you have eaten?

HAVE eaten is correct where as HAD eaten is not.


What are some physiological adaptations of the earthworm?

they have both sexual organs in their body like snails. they also have a brown body to blend in the soil to avoid being eaten by predators