What Soil Composition Would Be Best for Availability of Nutrients

question 32

Multiple Choice

What soil composition would be best for availability of nutrients, water, and root development?

• A) equal amounts of sand, clay, and humus
• B) higher proportion of humus; lower amounts of clay and sand
• C) higher proportion of clay; lower amounts of humus and sand
• D) higher proportion of sand; lower amount of humus and clay

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Definitions:

Otolith

Small calcified structures found in the inner ear of vertebrates, crucial for balance and hearing by detecting motion and orientation.

Middle Ear

A part of the ear that contains three small bones known as the ossicles, responsible for transmitting sound from the outer ear to the inner ear.

Auditory Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits sound information from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain.

Olfactory Tract

A pathway of neural fibers that transmit smell information from the nose to the brain.