Plants droppings and shedding of leaves, fruits and other parts degrade in the soil helps in the formation of

Water

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Minerals

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Humus

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Soil erosion

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Solution

The correct option is C Humus

Plants maintain soil fertility.

Their droppings and shedding of leaves, fruits and other parts degrade in the soil to form humus.

This humus increases soil fertility.

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The phenomenon of shedding of leaves and the fruits by the plant is known as abscission.

Fill in the blanks :

(a) Transpiration is the loss of water as water..................... from the .............parts of the plant.

(b) Closing of...................and shedding of leaves reduce.................

(c) Transpiration helps in creating .......................force and in eliminating excess...............................

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