Humus - Dark, jelly-like substance - forms when plants & animals decompose - provides nutrients for the soil making it fertile - also binds the soil together, Mineral Matter - Made up of weathered & eroded rock particles - stones, silt & clay - provides the minerals to help plants grow, Air - Contains oxygen & nitrogen - fills the spaces between the rock particles in the soil , Water - Binds the soil together - minerals dissolved in this component are absorbed through the roots of plants and helps them grow , Living Organisms  - Breaks down plants & animals into organic matter which form humus - they mix up the soil to allow water & air to pass through , Earthworms, bacteria, fungi, insects, animals - Living organisms in soil that help the breakdown of organic matter , Natural resource  - Resources that exist on earth with no human interference ,

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