12. Which of the following soil textures would be the best for housing construction, or to support a dry forest habitat (favored by oak trees and white birch trees)? A. silty soils, with rock particle sizes between 0.02 and 0.002 millimeters B. loamy soils, with intermediate drainage of water C. coarse soils, with rock particle sizes between 2.0 and 0.02 millimeters D. clay soils, with poor drainage of water E. fine soils, with rock particle sizes less than 0.002 millimeters
12. Which of the following soil textures would be the best for housing construction, or to support a dry forest habitat (favored by oak trees and white birch trees)? A. silty soils, with rock particle sizes between 0.02 and 0.002 millimeters B. loamy soils, with intermediate drainage of water C. coarse soils, with rock particle sizes between 2.0 and 0.02 millimeters D. clay soils, with poor drainage of water E. fine soils, with rock particle sizes less than 0.002 millimeters
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12. Which of the following soil textures would be the best for housing construction, or to support a dry forest habitat (favored by oak trees and white birch trees)?
A. silty soils, with rock particle sizes between 0.02 and 0.002 millimeters
B. loamy soils, with intermediate drainage of water
C. coarse soils, with rock particle sizes between 2.0 and 0.02 millimeters
D. clay soils, with poor drainage of water
E. fine soils, with rock particle sizes less than 0.002 millimeters
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