What is the significance of soil as a natural resource?

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Soil is made up of air, water, minerals and organic material and is one of the most important natural resources on earth. Most life on earth depends on soil as a direct or indirect source of food.

Soil offers plants the physical support.
It provides nutrients to plants and animals by converting dead organic matter to various nutrients.

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