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Define soil.


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Soil:

  1. The topmost layer of the Earth's surface formed of organic and inorganic materials is called soil.
  2. It contains various organic materials including micro-organisms and decaying plants, and inorganic materials including rock, sand slit, clay, etc.
  3. Soil serves as a source of nutrients for the life- forms (especially plants).

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