Across
- 5. the number of centimeters of organic matter you should leave on your garden soil
- 6. the name which describes the web of life in the soil
- 7. this is what the plants do for the microbes in the soil
- 9. this is the type of fungi that attaches on to the roots
- 10. these attach to the roots and extend their reach
- 11. nutrients are _____ up in the body of the bacteria so they can't be washed away
- 13. when the bacteria ____, the nutrients in its body are released to the plant
- 14. a dead soil ecosystem means more ____ for you
Down
- 1. the number of percent you want of organic matter in your soil
- 2. we say that the life in the soil is _________
- 3. these are the primary decomposers in the soil
- 4. dead soil does not hold much of this
- 5. the relationship between the fungi attached to the roots and the plant is called _________
- 8. matter which once was living but now is dead
- 12. soil is not just made up of this
