What does the deep red color in this soil profile suggest?





A) Magnesium is present because the area was recently submerged beneath a shallow sea

B) Glaciers have scoured the landscape

C) Iron-bearing minerals have been leached downward

D) The soils are water logged most of the time

E) There is an extreme amount of organic material throughout the profile


C) Iron-bearing minerals have been leached downward

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