Cryosolic Soils

question 111

Multiple Choice

Cryosolic soils

• A)are permafrost affected soils that contain about half the half the pool of global carbon.
• B)are the highly organic soils of the subtropical rain forest.
• C)are the soils that develop in the humid continental interior of North America.
• D)can be used as an alternative fuel source as they burn cleanly and do not increase greenhouse gas concentrations.
• E)contain cryolite,a natural resource useful for pest control.

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Definitions:

Spinal Reflexes

Spinal reflexes are automatic, involuntary movements or actions of the body that are initiated in the spinal cord without the involvement of the brain, such as the knee-jerk reaction.

Automatic

Processes or actions that are performed without conscious thought or intention, often as a result of learning or habituation.

Motor Nerves

Nerves that transmit impulses from the central nervous system to muscles, causing them to contract and produce movement.

Special Receptors

Cells or nerve endings that respond to changes in the environment by converting stimuli into electrical signals for the nervous system.