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From the Ted Talk by Jane Zelikova: The hidden wonders of soil

Unscramble the Blue Letters


So there is the good news,

which is there are some tried and true ways

that we can get more crboan in our soils and build our solis back. We can plow less, and we can make sure that we have roots in the ground year round, feidneg the microbes and pewrniog that microbial engine humming under our feet. And we can do this.

The other thing is, diversity is the key ingredient in this recipe. Diverse plant communities spurpot diverse microbial communities that can transform and store more carbon. Diversity is good for soils, and it's good for climate mitigation. Just like we need every microbe, we need every farmer and raehncr, every climate sootilun and every solver.

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So there is the good news,

which is there are some tried and true ways

that we can get more ______ in our soils and build our _____ back. We can plow less, and we can make sure that we have roots in the ground year round, _______ the microbes and ________ that microbial engine humming under our feet. And we can do this.

The other thing is, diversity is the key ingredient in this recipe. Diverse plant communities _______ diverse microbial communities that can transform and store more carbon. Diversity is good for soils, and it's good for climate mitigation. Just like we need every microbe, we need every farmer and _______, every climate ________ and every solver.

Solution


  1. powering
  2. rancher
  3. support
  4. carbon
  5. solution
  6. soils
  7. feeding

Original Text


So there is the good news,

which is there are some tried and true ways

that we can get more carbon in our soils and build our soils back. We can plow less, and we can make sure that we have roots in the ground year round, feeding the microbes and powering that microbial engine humming under our feet. And we can do this.

The other thing is, diversity is the key ingredient in this recipe. Diverse plant communities support diverse microbial communities that can transform and store more carbon. Diversity is good for soils, and it's good for climate mitigation. Just like we need every microbe, we need every farmer and rancher, every climate solution and every solver.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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microbial carbon 2
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Important Words


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