Living beings can affect the physical characteristics of their environment.
The food chain. Organisms and populations are dependent on their environmental interactions both with other living things and with nonliving factors, any of which can limit their growth.
Humans, and life in general, depend on Earth's soil, which is a renewable source of life only if we manage it consciously.
Learning Outcomes
Expected Learning outcomes:
To be able to define the functions of soil
To describe the life present in the topsoil
To be aware of the link between an healthy soil and the abundance/biodiversity of life
To be able to identify the human activities that are bringing soil towards extinction