How much do you know about soil?

Soils are really important, but how much do you know about what soils do for us? Take this just-for-fun quiz and find out...

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On Jul 1, 2015

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Globally what proportion of our food depends upon soil?

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Soil can hold large quantities of water, helping to prevent floods and storing water for us to use. What proportion of soil do you think is made up of water?

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Soils also store carbon, how much of the global carbon do you think is stored in soil? More or less than is stored in plants and the atmosphere combined?

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Which do you think there are more of, people on the planet or organisms in a teaspoon of soil?

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