Title: Assignment
Course: HRT 114 Introduction To Soil Science > Section: HRT 114 Introduction To Soil Science

Assignment

Assignment
Unit 6 Assignment: Exercise Questions

Questions for the exercise:

Consider this, that Crabtree Nature Center is over 1,100 acres and contains 4 of the 5 major soil orders of Illinois and has a multitude of soil series.

- How do the soil orders, like Mollisols, Alfisols, Histosols, and Entisols differ in natural plant cover that once helped form them?
- How do they differ in top soil depth?
- Would any contain more organic material than the rest?
- Would any of these orders have a problem supporting a building?
- Of those orders, which has the greatest potential for supporting crops?
- How does the ribbon or feel test compare to the sedimentation or mechanical analysis you did at home?

Once you have completed the assignment go to the Dropbox Folder in the Content Menu on the course home. Click on "Dropbox: Unit 6 Assignment Exercise Questions”  to submit the assignment.

The exercise has a value of 5 extra credit points.