A dynamic natural body on the earth’s surface composed of both Living and non-living materials where plants can grow

The study of soil from the standpoint of higher plants or plant

The size of this soil particle is less than 1 um

Nitrification carried out by autotrophic bacteria is not affected by Which of the following?

In relation to crop production, clayey soils are known to be

A soil consists of the three components, namely: solid, liquid and gas

This macronutrient is not a component of any organic molecule in The plant; its function is more catalytic in nature and usually Deficient in coarse-textured soils.

Component of amino adds such as methionine, cystein, and cystine And is usually deficient in waterlogged soils.

The soil is called a because it comes from the weathering of naturally occurring rocks and minerals

Needed in chlorophyll synthesis and usually deficient in alkaline Soil

Needed in the synthesis of auxin and is usually deficient in Waterlogged soils.

Rocks formed by cooling and solidification of molten magma and Lava in the crust

Individual soil layers or layers parallel to the ground surface.

What is the moisture regime of the soil Tropaquepts which are Inceptisols that are found in the tropics?

The non-crystalline organic colloidal fraction of the soil.

Soil microorganism that degrade carbon – containing pesticide are Considered

The most abundant gas in the soil atmosphere is

The physicist who formulated the law governing the rate of Settling particles in viscous medium

Under its natural occurrence a soil is aggregated and porous

Rocks that are formed when magma id not reach the earth’s Surface but solidifies in the cavities or cracks that the magma had Made by pushing the surrounding rock apart or by melting or Dissolving it.

Loose earth materials above solid rock

Haplauents are young soils with minimal development. In what Order does the soil belong?

Soil Classification System 23. The Philippine adopts the

A soil horizon is defined as

Soil texture that would be best for growing lowland rice

A sedimentary rock which is a recemented clay

A soil order characterized as shrinking and swelling dark clay soils

It is an amorphous or less crystalline clay developed from volcanic Ash

The biochemical oxidation of ammonium to nitrate, predominantly By autotrophic bacteria.

An example of physical weathering process is

Generally, coarse-textured soils are characterized as soils with

These are naturally occurring inorganic substances with fairly Definite chemical composition and specfic physical properties

A soil order characterized as embryonic soil with few diagnostic Features

In strongly acid soils, the availability of most micronutrient cations Is

Generally, fine-textured soils are characterized to have

The relative distribution of sand, silt, and clay is called soil

Minerals that are crystallized from the cooling of magma

Andepts are soils that were derived from volcanic activity and Were origin ally classified as Inceptisols. What is the new order of These soils?

The study of rock

Which of these soils has the most rapid percolation rate?

Soil texture refers to the coarseness or fineness of a soil

The primary source of calcium in the soil

An example of a 2:1 expanding type of silicate mineral

Most of the N in the solid fraction of the soil is in the form of

The molten mass where igneous rocks solidify from is:

The decomposition of the complex substances of rocks and Minerals resulting to changes in chemical composition, release of Soluble materials and formation of new minerals.

It refers to the amount of exchangeable cations per unit weight of Dry soil.

Nitrate is not removed from the soil system by which of the Following?

Metamorphosis is caused by

It refers to the arrangement of primary soil particles into Secondary units or aggregates

This regime has mean annual soil temperature of 15t or higher But lower than 22 t.

The weathering that takes place below the soil solum

A subsoil with high clay accumulation is written in symbol as

The source of permanent negative charge of clays.

The source of positive charge of silicate clays.

Microaerophillic microorganisms require

The weathered parent material corresponds to this horizon

These are natural soil aggregates

A mean annual temperature of 8t or higher but lower than 15t Defines this soil temperature regime

This compound reacts with carbonic acid forming a more soluble Bicarbonate. Its reaction contributes to the weathering process.

This horizon is plowed and rich in humus. It will be designated as Horizon.

A 25 gram soil saturated with 5 me Ca* has a cation exchangeCapacity equal to

The principal form of nitrogen utilized during rapid plant growth Period is

The true soil correspon ds to horizon

Characteristic soil structure of sandy soils

In relation to crop production cdayey soils are known to be

The mean annual soil temperature is 22 tor higher

A russian pedologist who published the first soil forming factor equation

Compute the % base saturation of a soil with a CEC of 100 Me/100g and whose exchange sites are occupied by 20 me/100 g Of basiC cations.

The relationship of percent base saturation and soil pH

Particle density is a stable soil property and most agricultural soils Would have partice densities close to this value

The fitness of a given type of land for specified kind of land use.

The most influential factor in soil formation

Are chemical elements taken up by plants in large quantities

Which of the following process is not mediated by soil microorganism?

Soil texture could be determined by

The minimum size of delineation is 0.2 hectare to 4 hectare the order of soil survey is

In the soil profile parent material of soil is usually located in

The general form of nutrients taken up by plant is

Iron oxide mineral that contribute red color to many soils

The mineral supplying p is

Soil grown to corn is best cultivated when the soil consistency is

Soil texture could be determined in the laboratory by

The minimum size of delineation is 16 ha to 259 ha. The order of Soil survey is

Soil formation slows down because of constant mixing within the Profile, nullifying the colloid movement downward by

The lowest category of the US Soil Taxonomy is

The form of nitrogen taken up by plants from the soil

What do you expect when you increase OM of the soil?

Calculate the gravimetric moisture content of the soil sample if its Fresh weight (FW) is 25 g and its oven dry weight (ODW) is 20 g.

The upper diameter size limit of clay particles is

Represent areas that should be permanently retained as forest Environment

Movement of material out of a portion of a soil profile as in an albic horizon

This will retard soil profile development because it exposes new materials

Water deposited sediments are called

The major form of nitrogen in the soil is

An element which is an important component of plant cell wall

Non-symbiotic N, fixing organisms in lowland soil.

The resistance of a mineral to abrasion is

The softest mineral is

Available water capacity is calculated as