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Soil, water, roots, and nutrient uptake
6 minN07After Level 3 Lessons 3–4
Background material
Background chapters
Each chapter is a separate, substantial reading page with several topic sections, practical examples, precise sensory language, and an exercise.
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Start here: water, pores and dissolved nutrients
Build the basic mechanism before drawing conclusions.
2 sectionsRead chapter →Worked example: compaction changes the route
Apply the mechanism to a concrete comparison.
2 sectionsRead chapter →Check your understanding: Are fungi delivering a rock flavour?
Explain your answer, then check the reasoning.
1 sectionsRead chapter →The line worth keepingRoots explore water and dissolved nutrients; they do not drink rocks, and you cannot taste flint in wine.