AGN 115 Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment Test 3 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

In Dr. Terry Tollefson's videos on soil biology, he presented several microscopic organisms that were found in the soil sample. Other than bacteria, identify three other microscopic organisms from the video using one well-written sentence. - Dr. Terry Tollefson's video identified protozoa, nematodes, and mites. During lecture, Dr. Burton presented soil test results from two of his farm fields. What contributed to the "excessive" level of phosphorus in one of the fields? - The previous owner of Dr. Burton's field allowed the dairy across the road to spread some manure from their lagoon onto the field. The neighbors spread an excess of manure until the owner threatened to call the Department of Natural Resources. Few plants, especially agricultural crops, grow well outside the pH range of 5 to 8. (Ch. 8) True or False? - True Soils differ in the amount of water they hold at ____ , which is the moisture left in the soil after the downward pull of water has pulled away gravitational water. (Ch. 9) A. capillary water B. permanent wilting point C. ponding D. field capacity E. none of the given answers are correct - D. field capacity Lawn clippings and soil from edging become sources of organic contaminants and nutrients in untreated storm runoff - they should be ____. (Soil Con. Lecture) A. swept back into the lawn B. blown back into the lawnC. composted D. all of the above are accepta