Name ______________________ Date ____ / ____ / ____

SOIL LAYERS
Soil and earth can have several layers and each has different structures and organisms.
Look at the diagram of a soil profile pictured below. On the blanks below identify the
layers and then for for each of the objects listed, provide the layers where each of them
is found.

Top layer: _________

Middle layer: _________

Lowest layer: _________

Boulders: _________ A
Live animals: _________

Live plants: _________

Minerals: _________

Organic matter: _________

Rock: _________

Subsoil: _________
B
Topsoil: _________

Tree roots: _________

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