Research Paper on:
Information Overview on Soil

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existence of the planet earth. Soil is what makes up the transition between the atmosphere and the planet itself. "It is an organized mixture of organic and mineral  matter. Soil is created by and responsive to organisms, climate, geologic processes, and the chemistry of the aboveground atmosphere" (Richter and Markewitz 600). It is suggested that the  student might want to decide at this point whether they wish to continue with a generalized paper where information is provided but a particular point is not being made and,  or, proven. If the student should wish to insert a thesis, it is generally presented within the last sentence of the first paragraph. Soil forms the basis  for the root systems of terrestrial plants and provides a filtration system for the water that rests on the earths surface. It includes the living force of microorganisms that  "decompose organic matter and recirculate many of the biospheres chemical elements. Ecologists consider soil to be the central processing unit of the earths environment" (Richter and Markewitz 600).  The most frequent and important use that soil is put to is, of course, the growing of specific plants for food and, or, pleasure. Gardeners become, through necessity,  experts on soil composition and the ways in which it might be amended in order to improve its efficiency as the provider of nutrients for plants. For the gardener,  "Soil consists of water, air, humus and mineral particles", of which five percent or more must be organic matter (humus) while the majority is mineral particles. Soil types are  based on the type and amount of mineral particles and is defined in terms of being "sand, clay, muck or loam" (Dardick 64). The addition of organic matter