What Describes How Topsoil, or A-Horizons Develop

question 19

Multiple Choice

What describes how topsoil, or A-horizons develop?

• A) accumulation of organic matter in the upper soil zone
• B) clay particles carried downward by infiltrating water
• C) clay particles that are pulled upwards by plant roots
• D) repeated flooding over long periods of time
• E) reactions between water and atmospheric oxygen

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