Multiple choice

Which of these branches of science studies the influence of soil on organisms?

  1. Agronomy

  2. Edaphology

  3. Soil zoology

  4. Soil morphology

  5. Geology
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Explanation

Edaphology is concerned with the influence of soils on living things, particularly plants. The term is also applied to the study of how soil influences man's use of land for plant growth as well as man's overall use of the land. General subfields within edaphology are agricultural soil science (known by the term agrology in some regions) and environmental soil science.

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