Question 1 (i) In an idealized soil profile, the E horizon represents (a) material that has been leached from the O, A, B, and C horizons (b) The partially permeable bedrock (c) humic materials from the O horizon. (d) material that has been leached from the O and A horizons (ii) An argillic horizon is an epipedon featuring less than 15% exchangeable sodium. (a) True (b) False

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(i) In an idealized soil profile, the E horizon represents

(a) material that has been leached from the O, A, B, and C horizons

(b) The partially permeable bedrock

(c) humic materials from the O horizon.

(d) material that has been leached from the O and A horizons

(ii) An argillic horizon is an epipedon featuring less than 15% exchangeable sodium.

(a) True

(b) False

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