Residual Parent Materials Are Best Described as __________

question 23

Multiple Choice

Residual parent materials are best described as __________.

• A)materials formed under organic residues.
• B)materials formed by weathering of rocks and minerals in place.
• C)materials transported from one location to another by water,ice or wind.
• D)materials more dominant in Iowa than in the Southern United States.
• E)upland materials formed with relatively little chemical weathering.

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Definitions:

Molecule

The smallest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, consisting of two or more atoms bonded together.

Hemoglobin

A protein in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence within an organism's gene or chromosome, leading to diversity within species and populations.

Gene

A segment of DNA that serves as a unit of hereditary information; includes a transcribable DNA sequence (plus associated sequences regulating its transcription) that yields a protein or RNA product with a specific function.