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[[File:Månskensgränd.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Soil surface in [[Municipality:Pargas|Pargas]], [[Region:Lounais-Suomi|Lounais-Suomi]].]]'''Soil''' is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life. Earth's body of soil, called the pedosphere, has four important functions:
as a medium for plant growth