An immature order of soils with faint characteristics, not yet prominent enough to produce diagnostic horizons is a(n) ________.
A) Inceptisol
B) Epipedon
C) Aridisol
D) Moilisol
E) Oxisol

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Inceptisols are characterized as immature soils that have yet to develop diagnostic horizons (layers with unique physical or chemical properties). They may have faint characteristics, but they are not yet prominent enough for classification as one of the other soil orders.

An Immature Order of Soils with Faint Characteristics, Not Yet