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Across
  1. 2. Irregular spots of different colors in soil.
  2. 4. Small root.
  3. 5. ____ Web is the interlocking series of food chains.
  4. 8. Redoximorphic _______:Light zones in soil where iron and manganese oxide have been removed due to chemical reduction.
  5. 9. ______Soil Color Chart:Soil color chart used by soil scientists.
  6. 10. Depletions Low-chroma zones with low iron and manganese oxide content.
  7. 13. List of plant species in an area.
  8. 14. ______Soil Consistence: Soil form adheres to other material and tends to stretch.
  9. 17. Relationships between organisms.
  10. 18. Soil ______ is the feel of soil and ease of crushing by fingers.
  11. 21. Non-living factor in an environment.
  12. 22. Downward movement of water in soil; leaching.
  13. 27. Redoximorphic __________: Features formed from iron or manganese oxide accumulation.
  14. 28. Land at higher elevation than alluvial plains or stream terraces.
  15. 32. Soil particles composed of individual mineral particles.
  16. 33. ______Soil Consistence: Soil form moderately resistant to pressure when dry.
  17. 35. ______Soil Consistence: Soil form that is hard and little affected by moistening.
  18. 37. Disintegrated material or debris.
  19. 39. ______Soil Consistence: Soil form readily deformed by moderate pressure but can be pressed into a lump.
  20. 40. _____ Water Capacity is the measure of water soil can hold and release for plants.
  21. 41. Soil _____ : Proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles in soil.
Down
  1. 1. ________Features: Features indicating chemical reduction and oxidation of iron and manganese compounds in soil.
  2. 3. ______Soil Consistence: Soil form noncoherent when dry or moist; does not hold together.
  3. 6. Soil's degree of permanent deformation without rupturing.
  4. 7. ______Soil Consistence:Soil form that crushes easily under gentle pressure when moist.
  5. 11. ______Soil Consistence: Soil form that breaks into powder under slight pressure when dry.
  6. 12. Green coloring matter in plants necessary for photosynthesis.
  7. 15. Organism that feeds on dead material causing breakdown.
  8. 16. ______Soil Consistence: Soil form that crushes under moderate pressure when moist.
  9. 19. Largest soil particles composed of individual rock or mineral fragments.
  10. 20. Soil's capacity to adhere to other objects.
  11. 23. __________eutrophication: Eutrophication resulting from human activities.
  12. 24. Living components of an ecosystem.
  13. 25. Resource Resource replaced through natural processes.
  14. 26. _____Chain is the transfer of food energy between organisms.
  15. 29. Wildlife habitat element placement, including food, water, shelter, and space.
  16. 30. Potential for air and water movement within soil.
  17. 31. Water enrichment due to high plant-nutrient content, speeding up ecological aging.
  18. 34. Resource Resources not replenished by natural processes.
  19. 36. _____ Resources:Raw materials supplied by Earth and its processes.
  20. 38. Animals and plants successfully reproducing the same kind.