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Match the Horizon with the Statement That Describes It

Question 138

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Match the horizon with the statement that describes it.Each horizon may be used more than once or not at all.

Premises:
the zone of illuviation
the layer of soil that consists of undecomposed plant and animal matter such as leaf litter
the soil layer that is the most intensively leached
the soil layer that has abundant humus and is the most fertile
the zone of eluviation
Responses:
A horizon
O horizon
C horizon
B horizon
E horizon

Correct Answer:

the zone of illuviation
the layer of soil that consists of undecomposed plant and animal matter such as leaf litter
the soil layer that is the most intensively leached
the soil layer that has abundant humus and is the most fertile
the zone of eluviation
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