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Ecosystem has two types of components, the abiotic and the biotic components. While the abiotic components are air, light, water, temperature, soil etc, biotic components are constituted by the animals, plant, humans. The role of plants is crucial in controlling soil erosion and floods. Plant roots secure and bind the soil particles together, thus inhibiting the top layer of the soil to get eroded by running water or wind. Plant roots cause the soil to be porous enabling groundwater infiltration and averting floods. This is how plants are able to prevent erosion of soil and other natural calamities such as droughts and floods. Also, they are critical in enhancing biodiversity and increasing the fertility of the soil.