PCK 1

Soil Ecosystems data collation

Activity

Complete the following tables.

Site Site A Site B Site C Site B

characteristics
Location At open field Under a shady KH Garden BIG Court
tree
Type of  grass,  large woody  banana trees  Grasses
vegetation  root rot plant  vegetables  herbs
 fungus  leaf decay  mango
 orchid
Level of shade Low High High Low
Soil dryness High Low Low High
Soil ph - - - -
Soil High Low Low High
compactness
Soil texture clay into pieces  sticky,  loam  perez
top layer have sand a small rocky  sandy  sandy
moist layer into pieces
 less sticky
 many of the
remaining leaf rot
Colour of soil Yellowish brown Dark brown Dark brown brown

Table 1

(a) larger macrofauna

Macrofauna Site A Site B Site C Site B
Order
or group
 snail 2 - - -
Worm 4 1 - -
Beetle - 1 - -
Centipede - - 1 -
Big Ant - 2 - -

Table 2
(b) smaller macrofauna

Macrofauna Site A Site B Site C Site B

Order
or group

Snail eggs 2 - - -
Worm - - 50 -
Ant 4 - 2 -
collembola 4
Mite 22

Table 3

Use results from Table 2 and 3 and calculate the number of Orders or groups per litre
of soil and leaf litter, and the numbers of individuals from each Order or group per litre
of soil and leaf litter.

Macrofauna Site A Site B Site C Site D

snail 2X2=4 - - -

Worm 4X2=8 1X2=2 - -

Beetle - 1X2=2 - -
Centipede - - 1X2=2 -

Big Ant - 2X2=4 - -

Snail eggs 2X2=4 - - -

Worm - - 50X2=100 -

Ant 4X2=4 - 2X2=4 -

collembola 4X2=8

Mite 22

Table 4