Which type of soil is generally reddish in color from iron oxides?

a. andisol
b. histosol
c. inceptisol
d. laterite
e. gelisol


d

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Soil material is actually small bits of rocks and composed of ________

A) humus B) loam C) silica D) hydrogen E) air

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In science, a theory is

A) an educated guess. B) less than a fact. C) a synthesis of a large body of well-tested knowledge. D) unchangeable.

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Zooplankton populations in Lake Erie and the Hudson River have declined by up to 70% since the arrival of zebra mussels because ________

A) waste from zebra mussels promotes bacterial growth that kills zooplankton B) zebra mussels carry a parasite that kills zooplankton C) zebra mussels feed on phytoplankton, which zooplankton need as a food source D) zebra mussels prey exclusively on zooplankton E) zebra mussels block sunlight penetration into lakes and thus prevent zooplankton from photosynthesizing

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