The Smallest Zoo and Botanical Microgardens

Abstract

Across any of the diverse landscapes of Earth’s continents, we cannot find the extensive assortment of life forms that exists within any one soil. Using the language of science, we say that the greatest biodiversity within any region of the Earth can always be found in soils. Scientifically, edaphon refers to everything that is alive in any soil. The word is derived from Greek edaphos meaning soil and on which is analogous to plankton. When we classify edaphon in the simplest way, we list phytoedaphon and zooedaphon. The prefix phyto was derived from the Greek phuto meaning plant or something that has grown. Subsequently, the word appeared as phyto when transcribed into scientific Latin. The Greek zoon is a living creature or an animal.