Life in the Soil Video

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  1. 4. this is the number of centimetres of organic matter we like to leave on top of the soil to encourage soil microbes
  2. 5. the name which describes teh complex web of living things in the soil
  3. 8. nutrients in the microbes body are released to the soil when the microbes ___
  4. 10. this is a type of fungi
  5. 13. these types of plants will work in your garden if they work in the surrounding area
  6. 15. these act like tiny storage banks of nutrients in the soil
  7. 16. bacteria and fungi have a role in _______ up nutrients close to the plants roots that otherwise might be washed away
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  1. 1. this amount of water can be retained in the soil if an organic layer is added on top of the soil
  2. 2. soil is more than
  3. 3. dead soil holds ____ water
  4. 4. a type of relationship between the fung and the plant where both benefit
  5. 6. these organisms are kept in check by the microbes in a healthy soil
  6. 7. bacteria and fungi are called this type of organism
  7. 9. think ___________ as an alternative to harmful chemicals
  8. 11. this is what the fungi does to the roots, _________ their reach into the soil
  9. 12. this is the percent of the soil we like to have as organic matter
  10. 14. a ____ soil ecosystem produces unhealthy plants