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Soil as Ecological Factor
Introduction Soil consists of weathered layer of Earth’s crust with products of decay of living organisms intermingled. In soil, thus, abiotic & biotic components are intimate. Soil is considered to be chief organizing centre for land ecosystems. Pedosphere: Outermost layer of earth that is composed of soil & subject to its formation. Pedogenesis: Process of…
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Evolution of Horse
Classification of Modern Horses Kingdom: Animalia (Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms) Phylum: Chordata (Possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail) Class: Mammalia (Endothermic amniote possessing a neocortex, hairs, three middle ear bones and mammary glands) Order: Perissodactyla (Odd – toed ungulates) Family: Equidae (Thick skulled with stocky bodies)…