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Q: What holds soil on hillsides trees or plants?
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Plants and trees protect the soil from what?

Protection Given By Plants and TreesPlants and trees protect soil from erosion.


What do plants and trees protect the soil from?

Protection Given By Plants and TreesPlants and trees protect soil from erosion.


Why is soil important for all plant?

It gives it nutrients and minerals, and the ground holds water for the plant. 2nd answer: . . . but not all plants are rooted in soil. Some orchids are parasites that live on other plants, like trees, and get their nutrients from the other plant.


What helps protect soil from water erosion?

Roots of plants and trees help by keeping the soil down. It holds the soil in place so when water is rained down on it, it soaks in or moves along rather than up rooting a plant.


How does indiscriminate burning of grass and leaves of trees or plants cause soil erosion?

All growing plants and trees help to anchor the soil around their roots. If the grass is burnt and the leaves and trees burn and die then wind and water can more easily move the soil. This is soil erosion.


Why do humans need soil?

humans need soil to grow trees to get oxygen and where would we be without oxygen and soil helps plants grow and not all plants need soil air plants do not need soil.


What fixes plants and trees firmly into the soil?

Their roots fix them into the soil.


What type of soil is sticky holds water too tightly for plants and is not lose?

clay soil


What can we do to save soil erosion please give me some information about soil erosion?

plant more trees as planting trees prevents soil from washing away because it holds it together.


Does soil help keep plants and trees alive?

yes.


What Hawaii plants do well in sandy soil?

There are several Hawaiian plants that do well in sandy soil. Some of these include beach plants like coconut palms, yellow and strawberry guava, ironwood trees, and autograph trees.


What occurs if the amount of rainfall exceeds the use of water and the soil is saturated?

Surplus. The extra water will run over the surface of the land. If this happens on hillsides it can cause landslides or mudslides, especially if there are no trees left to stabilize the soil.