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Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to:. Define the carbon cycle and explain its importanceBriefly describe soil organismsList ways that soil organisms are importantDescribe how to promote populations of beneficial soil organisms. Micro-Organisms in the Soil. One teaspoon
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1. Life in the soil Chapter 5
2. Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to: Define the carbon cycle and explain its importance
Briefly describe soil organisms
List ways that soil organisms are important
Describe how to promote populations of beneficial soil organisms
3. Micro-Organisms in the Soil One teaspoon of soil contains
50 nematodes
62,000 algae
72,000 amoebae
111,000 fungi
2,920,000 actinomycetes
25,280,000 bacteria
4. Carbon cycle
