Soil

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Across
  1. 3. The subsoil layer contains much of the original parent material that was weathered.
  2. 7. Bacteria living in soil.
  3. 9. Move soil and aid in soil turnover.
  4. 11. Fertile, upper, outermost layer that is most important for plant growth.
  5. 12. The rate at which soil passes through the soil.
  6. 13. The negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration.
  7. 15. Converts elements like nitrogen into a useable form for the plant.
Down
  1. 1. The best type of soil for growing crops.
  2. 2. An organic matter that improves the soil structure.
  3. 4. Soil consists of blank number of components.
  4. 5. (ECEC)The ability to store plant nutrients and resist pH changes.
  5. 6. The top layer of only organic matter.
  6. 8. The three particles in soil.
  7. 10. Contains the original parent material that has not been weathered.
  8. 14. Hard bedrock.