Fact 1: Soil can be depleted of nutrients.

Fact 2: Soil solids consist of mineral particles and organic matter.

Given the two facts above, answer the question "what can be depleted of nutrients?" with the following options: 
- oceans
 - swamp vegetation
 - h2o
 - By wind and rain
 - mineral particles and organics
 - clouds
 - wind and erosion
 - the environment


 

     mineral particles and organics    