IB ESS HL 5.1.4 Soil system inputs Question Bank
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 005.001.004 by applying soil system inputs concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 005.001.004 by applying soil system inputs concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.
Soil quality is important for global food production systems.

Figure:Horizons in a typical soil profile
Identify one other input to the mineral storage in the "A" horizon.
leaching/mineral flow/eluviation through from O horizon; nitrogen fixation (ie of N diffusing in from atmosphere); addition of inorganic/nitrate/phosphate fertilizer; capillary flow up from B horizon;
Do not credit use of simply "fertilizers" or organic fertilizer/compost etc as this would be an input from decomposition. Do not credit "water" as an input.