4. Which of the following methods of soil conservation uses the roots of plants as anchors in the soil?
<span>Planting trees on sloped surfaces.
In this way, soil erosion is minimized as well as the amount of water run off.
5. </span><span>Which of the following soil components results from the breakdown of parent material?
</span><span>Minerals</span>
The cell membranes begin to come apart when there is insufficient water around the cells. The cytoplasm of the cells becomes more concentrated, which slowly poisons the cells. The cell walls become brittle as they dry out, and some of them collapse. The central vacuoles in the cells lose water and can no longer help support the cells.
The central vacuoles in the cells lose water and can no longer help support the cells
A heterotroph is an organism that relies on complex organic substances for nutrition. <span>A </span>heterotroph<span> is an animal that can't make its own food supply, so they have to eat other things, like plants or other animals, to survive. Hope this answers the question.</span>