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Question 37
Soil formation is done by both abiotic and biotic factors. List the names of these factors by classifying them as abiotic and biotic?

Answer 1

Soil formation is done by biotic and abiotic factors. Soil formation occurs due to five important factors. Differences in soil particles within and between regions are a result of the interaction between these factors.
(i) Abiotic factors: Rocks (parent material), rain, temperature, slope and elevation, time, etc.
(ii) Biotic factors: Vegetation, microbes, soil organisms, animals and human beings.