The Soil That Is Strongly Acidic and Low in Plant

question 32

Multiple Choice

The soil that is strongly acidic and low in plant nutrients and humus, with a pale gray to white E horizon is the:

• A)mollisols
• B)histosols
• C)spodosols
• D)vertisols

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The total cost to society of producing an additional unit of a good or service, including both the cost to the producer and the cost to society of any environmental or other externalities.

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