How does biomass (plants and organisms) become litter (layer of vegetation on surface of the soil).

Plants and organisms eat the soil.

How does litter (layer of vegetation on surface of the soil) become soil?

Nutrients released as plants decompose.

Nutrients taken in as plants grow.

Some nutrients are added as rock is weathered, while some nutrients are lost due to leaching.

Some nutrients are lost as rock is weathered, while some nutrients are gained due to leaching.

Nutrients are taken up by plants.

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1How does biomass (plants and organisms) become litter (layer of vegetation on surface of the soil).
1. APlants and organisms die.
2. BPlants and organisms eat the soil.
2How does litter (layer of vegetation on surface of the soil) become soil?
1. ANutrients taken in as plants grow.
2. BNutrients released as plants decompose.
3What comes in and goes out to create soil?
1. ASome nutrients are added as rock is weathered, while some nutrients are lost due to leaching.
2. BSome nutrients are lost as rock is weathered, while some nutrients are gained due to leaching.
4How does soil enter biomass (plants and organisms)?
1. AAnimals eat the soil.
2. BNutrients are taken up by plants.

Description: GCSE Geography (Ecosystems) Quiz on Ecosystems, created by megan1403 on 02/06/2013.
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