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Agriculture, Forestry & Soils

Why is it important to save the rainforest? (Beginner)
   - Conservation of resources
   - Ecological succession
   - Forest ecosystem
   - Forest ecosystem and allelopathy
   - Rainforest
   - Soil

What are some of the nutrients required in the soil to sustain plant growth? (Intermediate)
   - Fertilizer
   - Plant mineral nutrition
   - Soil
   - Soil chemistry
   - Soil fertility

What is soil conservation, and how is it used to curtail soil erosion? (Intermediate)
   - Erosion
   - Land-use planning
   - Soil
   - Soil conservation
   - Soil degradation
   - Wind erosion

How do the methods of water application to crops differ? (Intermediate)
   - Agricultural soil and crop practices
   - Irrigation (agriculture)
   - Land drainage (agriculture)
   - Plant-water relations
   - Water conservation

What is the effect of the climate on forests? (Advanced)
   - Biome
   - Climate history
   - Forest and forestry
   - Greenhouse effect
   - Mojave Desert sediment transport