Across
- 4. a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support the life of plants
- 6. below the lowest layer of soil and it is very hard
- 7. ill health that results from not getting enough to eat or not getting the proper nutrient-rich foods
- 11. The removal of trees from an area
- 12. matter that came from a living thing
Down
- 1. the best layer for growing plants
- 2. decayed organic material used as a fertilizer
- 3. The process of turning land with healthy soil into land with little soil that lacks nutrients
- 5. the dark nutrient rich soil that is best for growing plants
- 8. ____________ depletion is the removal of important nutrients from the soil
- 9. the carrying away of rocks or soil to another place
- 10. slimy organism that breaks down soil to make it more fertile and rich