Choose the Option That Matches the Pore Particles with the Cement

question 16

Multiple Choice

Choose the option that matches the pore particles with the cement it forms upon reaction with water.

• A) Feldspar grains become hematite; iron-silicate grains form quartz.
• B) Silicate grains become clay; iron-oxide grains form hematite.
• C) Pyroxene grains become clay; carboN-silicate grains form hematite.
• D) Feldspar grains become clay; iron-silicate grains form hematite.

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Definitions:

Nonadditive

Relating to a process or property that is not additive, meaning it does not combine or sum up in a simple or straightforward way.

Polygenic

A trait or characteristic that is influenced by multiple genes, often resulting in a continuous range of possibilities.

Dizygotic Twins

Twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells, making them genetically unique from one another, similar to typical siblings.

Heterozygous

A genetic condition where an individual has two different alleles of a gene.