Figure 54.7 -Based on the Experiment in Figure 54.7,all of the Following

question 31

Multiple Choice

Figure 54.7
-Based on the experiment in Figure 54.7,all of the following are plausible reasons for the result except _____.

• A)nutrients evaporate now that vegetation is absent
• B)nutrients dissolve in the water running through the watershed
• C)nutrients are attached to small particles of sand or clay that leave the watershed
• D)plant roots that held soil particles in place are no longer there

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