QUESTIONNAIRE

1-10 Choices

a. 1st statement is true while 2nd statement is false

b. 2nd statement is true while 1st statement is false
c. Both statement are true
d. Both statement are false

1. Edaphological definition, Soil is a biochemically weathered and synthesized product of nature. It

is the medium in which plant grows and absorbed nutrients and water.
2. Soil is made of loose, weathered rock and organic material. A natural body, synthesized in
profile form from a variable mixture of broken and weathered material and decaying organic
matter is called soil profile.
3. Soil formation refers to the vertical section of the soil. Eluvial horizon is tree dimensional body
of soil large enough to permit identification of its horizon.
4. Soil profile is the vertical display of soil horizons. A vertical section of the soil mounted for
display or study is called Regolith.
5. The sum total of the processes listed above as influenced by factor of soil formation is called
parent material. Soil texture is the initial material of a soil body.
6. Sand, silt and clay is a soil separates. Soil textures refers to the relative proportion of sand, silt
and clay in the soil.
7. C horizon is the parent material of the over lying soil solum. Eluvial horizon is called because of it
is the region from its soluble constituents are washed down or leached.
8. Soil acidity is a condition in which is favorable to most plants. Some soils are naturally acid.
9. Temperature is a one factors that affect the number of activities of soil microorganisms.
Phototrophs is a soil microorganisms that get energy from oxidation of chemical compounds.
10. Histosols is one of the twelve orders on soil classification. Histosols is those soils with pedogenic
horizons, low in organic matter and dry more than six months of the year in all horizons.

11-16 Choices

a. 1st and 2nd statement are true while the rest are false
b. 1st and 2nd statement are false while the rest are true
c. 1st and 3rd statements are true while the rest are false
d. 2nd and 4rth statement are false while the rest are true
e. All statements are true
f. All statements are false

11. O horizon is the zone of illuviation. O horizon is the organic horizon. Zone of illuviation is A
horizon. Horizon C lacking both the properties of A and B.
 12. A vertical section of the soil mounted for display or study is called Monolith. Pedon is the
smallest volume that can be called soil. Exfoliation is the scaling off or pulling off of the layer of
rocks. C horizon is the parent material.
13. Sand has less nutrients for plants than smaller particles. Silt holds little water and prone to
draught. Silt holds more plant nutrients than sand. Silt is a flat plates or tint flakes.
14. Autotrophs soil microorganisms gets carbon and energy from atmospheric CO 2. Heterotrophs
soil microorganisms get carbon and energy from organic compound. Anaerobes grow in the
presence of oxygen. Aerobes grow in the absence of oxygen.
15. Soil water is the primary source of water for terrestrial plants. Field capacity is a moisture
condition where all the micro-pores are filled of water. Ovendry water is only found in soil. Soil
water is important that the soil stores enough available water to satisfy the needs of the crop
being grown.
16. Soil formation influences soil properties such as texture and chemical composition. Soil profile is
the rock portion of the earth oftentimes referred to as the sphere of rocks. The two most
important climatic factors are temperature and rainfall. High rainfall area produced acid soils
because of leaching.

17-20 Choices

a. Soil conservation
b. Water conservation
c. Soil profile
d. Soil formation

17. The sum total of the processes as influence by factors of soil formation. Under humid, tropical
climate, volcanic ash may develop into a soil in only 100 years.
18. Encompasses the policies, strategies and activities made to manage fresh water as a sustainable
resource, to protect the water environment, and to need current and future human demand.
19. Combination of practices used to protect the soil from degradation. Involves treating the soil as
living ecosystem.
20. The vertical section of the soil. It reveal distinct horizontal layer called soil horizon.