A Soil Well Suited for the Growth of Most Plants

question 72

Multiple Choice

A soil well suited for the growth of most plants would have all of the following properties except

• A) abundant humus.
• B) air spaces.
• C) good drainage.
• D) high cation exchange capacity.
• E) a high pH.

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Definitions:

Auxiliary Assumptions

Additional premises or conditions presumed to be true to support an argument or theory.

Affirming The Consequent

An invalid mixed hypothetical syllogism in which the categorical premise affirms the consequent of the hypothetical premise and the conclusion affirms the antecedent.

Explanandum

The phenomenon or event that is to be explained in a scientific or philosophical inquiry.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon made as a starting point for further investigation, testing, or experimentation.