Soil Function

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Question 10: When Mr. Jim Shortz adds biosolids to the soil, he is adding an organic food source usable by soil microoranisms. The population of the soil organisms will likely increase in response to this increase in available food. How will this affect the processes of soil formation?

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Principles Lesson 2.4 - Biological Weathering

Principles Lesson 3.3 - Effects of Biota and Organisms on Soil Formation

Principles Lesson 4.3 - 4.4

Increase

From Principle Lesson 2 - section III - Biological, you have learned that microbial activity breaks down rock minerals. Biosolids application increases the soil microbial population. The increase in microbes should increase physical and chemical weathering, thus increasing soil formation.

Decrease

Biosolids addition increases the amount of microorganisms present in the soil. This in turn will increase the rate of rack and mineral breakdown, thus increasing the rate of soil formation.

Nothing will happen

Biosolids addition increases the amount of microorganisms present in the soil. This in turn will increase the rate of rack and mineral breakdown, thus increasing the rate of soil formation

Looks Good! From Principle Lesson 2 - section III - Biological, you have learned that microbial activity breaks down rock minerals. Biosolids application increases the soil microbial population. The increase in microbes should increase physical and chemical weathering, thus increasing soil formation.

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