Four of the Five Answers Listed Below Are Characteristic of Desert

question 47

Multiple Choice

Four of the five answers listed below are characteristic of desert crusts. Select the exception.

• A)​form at the surface of desert soil
• B)​made up of living organisms, including cyanobacteria, lichens, mosses, and fungi
• C)​secrete organic molecules that are harmful to most other desert organisms
• D)​perform nitrogen fixation, making this nutrient available to plants
• E)​hold soil particles in place

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