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ShareSoil life is a collective term for all the organisms living within the soil.
In a balanced soil, plants grow in an active and vibrant environment.
Without the activities of soil organisms, dead matter would accumulate and litter the soil surface, and there would be no food for plants.
For more information about the topic Soil life, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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