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Soil Around the World

Question 10 • SC332 Environmental Science B

What characteristic is shared by both inceptisols and entisols, the soils of flood plains?

Answer
A
They both have well-developed soil horizons and profiles.
B
Both are young and only beginning to develop horizons and a soil profile.
C
They are both at the final stage of soil development.
D
None of the above

Explanation

Inceptisols and Entisols are generally young soils with limited development. Entisols have little or no horizon development, while Inceptisols have begun to develop weak horizons. Thus, both are only beginning to develop horizons and a soil profile; they are not at the final stage of soil development.

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