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    The document discusses the components and properties of soil, including that soil is made up of approximately 5% organic matter, 25% water, 45% mineral content, and 25% air. It also discusses how to determine a soil's type by examining its clay, silt, and sand mineral content, as well as how to test a soil's pH, cation exchange capacity, food web of primary and secondary decomposers, formation through pedogenesis, and horizon layers. The passage emphasizes the importance of understanding and preserving soil through quotes by Leonardo Da Vinci and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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    The document discusses the components and properties of soil, including that soil is made up of approximately 5% organic matter, 25% water, 45% mineral content, and 25% air. It also discusses how to determine a soil's type by examining its clay, silt, and sand mineral content, as well as how to test a soil's pH, cation exchange capacity, food web of primary and secondary decomposers, formation through pedogenesis, and horizon layers. The passage emphasizes the importance of understanding and preserving soil through quotes by Leonardo Da Vinci and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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    Soils Biology, Chemistry, Fertility PDC Scott Gallant

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    “We know more about the movement of

    celestial bodies than about the soil


    underfoot”
    -Leonardo Da Vinci
    SOIL COMPONENTS
    OG Matter
    5%

    Water
    25%
    Mineral Content
    45%

    Air
    25%
    MINERAL PROPERTIES

    ✴Clay
    ✴Silt
    ✴Sand

    How can we tell what type of soil we have?


    SOIL pH
    SOIL CEC
    SOIL FOOD WEB
    Primary
    Decomposers
    ✴ Bacteria
    ✴ Molds
    ✴ Fungi
    ✴ Earthworms
    ✴ Nematodes
    ✴ Millipedes
    ✴ Actinomycetes

    Secondary
    Decomposers
    ✴ Protozoa
    ✴ Ground Beetles
    ✴ Predatory Mites
    ✴ Scorpions
    ✴ Centipedes
    Pedogenesis
    SOIL HORIZONS
    “A nation that destroys its soils,
    destroys itself”
    -Franklin D. Roosevelt

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