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Question
Soil formation can be initiated by biological organisms. Explain how?
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Solution
Soil formation is initiated by the biological weathering process. Biological weathering takes place when organisms like bacteria, fungi, lichens, and plants help in the breakdown of rocks through the production of acids and certain chemical substances.
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