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science chap. 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Maintaining the fertility of soil by preventing erosion and nutrient loss is called... | soil conservation |
| soil provides nutrients and moisture to ___ which grows directly in it | plant |
| even animals that cat plants benefit when ____ , is rich in nutrients. | soil |
| the region where a plant or animal lives is called its... | habitat |
| soils ability to ______ allows plants to get the moisture | absorb |
| without plants to help hold and cycle water, infertile area can become like a desert, a process called.... | land degration |
| The process by which wind, water, or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location is called.. | erosion |
| name three methods by which farmers can help prevent erosion | no-till farming, contour plowing, terracing |
| crops that are planted between harvests to replace certain nutrients and prevent erosion are called | cover crops |
| the practice of planting different crops each year to slow down nutrient depletion is called | crop rotation |