How Good of an Indicator Is Soil Color in Categorizing

question 21

Multiple Choice

How good of an indicator is soil color in categorizing the soil horizon?

• A) Excellent. Color always indicates an exact soil horizon.
• B) It is an excellent indicator of soil horizon for well-drained soils but a poor indicator for poorly-drained soils.
• C) Terrible. Different soil horizons don't have distinct color differences.
• D) Reasonably good. Sometimes color can be misleading, but usually it can give you a good idea.

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Definitions:

Clan

An extended unilineal kin group, often consisting of several lineages, whose members claim common descent from a remote ancestor, usually legendary or mythological.

Lineages

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Ancestor

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Patrilineal Descent

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