ECOLOGY

 

Soil Ecology

Activity One: Soil Organisms

 

Activity One: In this activity you will explore some of the living things that exist in the soil and answer several questions regarding the types of organisms you might expect to find living in the soil in your yard. Submit your answers on paper in your folder.

Using the links below and the book Soil Ecology available in the classroom to answer the following questions:

1. What different kinds of organisms might you expect to find in any healthy soil?

2. Draw 3 examples of organisms easily found in soil.

3. What benefits do soil organisms provide?

 

 

 

Web Links:

Healthy Soil

 

 

 

 
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