What Determines the Characteristics of a Soil

question 68

Multiple Choice

What determines the characteristics of a soil?

• A)climate
• B)type of bedrock
• C)length of time the soil has had to develop
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Direct Fitness

The reproductive success of an individual based on the number of offspring it directly produces and supports to adulthood.

Alarm-Calling

A behavior in which animals emit specific vocalizations to warn conspecifics of potential danger or predators.

Inclusive Fitness

A concept in evolutionary biology that considers an individual's genetic success through its own offspring and by supporting relatives.

Indirect Fitness

The genetic gain achieved by an organism by helping relatives rear their offspring, thereby passing on shared genes.