AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE.

State five importance of organic matter to the soil.

3. Soil  organic matter also plays a role in increasing moisture retention and consequently the drought  tolerance of the crop.

4. In addition to providing nutrients and habitat to organisms living in the soil, organic matter also binds soil particles into aggregates and improves the water holding capacity of soil.

5. It produces healthy crops that in turn nourish people

not necessarily. higher fitness requires the organism to be reproductive successful. for example, an organism at age 10 with 15 offspring is much more fit than an organism at age 15 with only 5 offspring.