stores sunlight in the leaves attracts insects that eat leaves provides nutrients to the trees warms the air around the trees
I gave my students this multiple choice question: Soil is important to a forest because the soil ___.

Only one answer is correct among these 4 choices:
- stores sunlight in the leaves
- attracts insects that eat leaves
- provides nutrients to the trees
- warms the air around the trees

Could you tell me which one is correct?

provides nutrients to the trees