Title: Unit 3 Quiz
Course: HRT 135 Soils and Fertilizers > Section: HRT 135 Soils and Fertilizers

Q: Soil is made of living and nonliving components.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Inorganic matters of the soil are formed through the decay of plants and animals.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Rock consists of chemical elements which eventually become soil nutrients.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Topography of the land refers to the lie of the land.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Parent material is referred to the climatic factors of the area where soil formation takes place.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Living organisms in the soil play an important role in soil formation.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Organic acids are formed during the decay of organic matters.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Nematodes are a type of bacteria.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Moisture is required for the formation of soil.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Soil formation happens very rapidly in floodplains.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Climatic factors of an area determine the types of plants and animals in that area.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Shallow rooted plants enable ore in the soil formation than deep rooted plants.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Soil erosion affects the soil horizon.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: In United States soil on the north facing side is cooler and wetter than the soil of the south facing side.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The formation and movement of soil in an ecosystem is referred to as "podigenesis."
- True
- False
A: True