Fundamentals Of Soil Science Quiz 20 (20 MCQs)

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1. Adding lime improves soil structure because clay particles ....., which makes them easier to cultivate and for roots to grow in.
2. Which process allows plants to make their own food and convert it to energy?
3. Which of the following is NOT an element of erosion?
4. George Washington Carver was a professor of agriculture. He is famous for his studies of .....?
5. ASSET QUESTIONIn which group will all the three items dissolve after mixing with water
6. An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that breaks down organic material is a .....
7. The seed is made up of which of the following parts?
8. A type of soil structure that is cube-like and common in B horizon especially in the humid regions.
9. Why is topsoil darker than all other levels of soil?
10. Primary mineral is formed from the crystallization of magma. Which of the following is Not a type of primary minerals?
11. Which Method involves taking parts (leaves, stem, etc) and placing them in growing media to develop into new plants?
12. Which of the following is the most important soil formation factor
13. Which of the following terms best describes a collection of many techniques currently used to genetically improve plants?
14. Which soil has high nutrient content?
15. The division bryophyta includes which of the following types of plans?
16. Which type of soil is characterized as having the finest particles holding greater amount of water?
17. When grafting the part that becomes the stem and leaves is the .....
18. Which of the following soil types has the largest particles and allows water to flow through it easily?
19. Which best describes forest soil?
20. Different types of soil contain different amount of: