A. Hold organic matter
B. Hold water
C. Support life
D. Retain nutrients
Related Mcqs:
- The fertility level of any soil is generally determined by:
A. Aeration and hydration
B. Humus and mineral contents
C. Humus, mineral and hydration level
D. All of these - Removal of top soil by soil erosion result in the loss of soil:
A. Nitrites
B. Nitrates
C. Nitrogen
D. Nitric and nitrous acids - When a plant first begins to wilts permanently in a pot, its 54.5 gms of soil has 4.5 gms of water. The PWP of this soil is:
A. 4.50%
B. 9%
C. 8.25%
D. 16.50% - In dry farming initially the fertility of the land can be increased by:
A. Agrostology
B. Basin listing
C. Growing grazing fields
D. Animal husbandry - Soil salinity is measured by:
A. Potometer
B. Porometer
C. Colorimeter
D. Conductivity meter - In water logged soil plants cannot grow properly because the soil is:
A. Physiologically wet
B. Physiologically dry
C. Physically dry
D. None of the above - The ration of volume of pores in the soil to the total soil volume is referred to as:
A. Pore frequency ratio
B. Pore density ration
C. Pore abundance ratio
D. Pore space ratio - When a soil has been thoroughly wetted and then allowed to drain until capillary movement of the water has stopped, the water content of the soil will give an estimate of it’s:
A. Gravitational water
B. Capillary water
C. Field capacity
D. Storage capacity - Pollution of soil may destroy its structure and:
A. Fertility
B. Porosity
C. Thickness
D. Nitrates - Measurement of Diameter several instruments are used for measuring the diameters of trees depending on such circumstances as the position and condition of the part of the tree that is to be measured, the degree of accuracy required, and the portability, etc., of the instrument:
A. The Rule
B. The caliper
C. The Diameter Tape
D. Dendrometers
E. All of the above
The correct answer to the question: "Fertility of soil is measured by its ability to:" is "Hold organic matter ".
