Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 37, Problem 1TYK
The most fertile type of soil is usually
- a. sand, because its large particles allow room for air spaces.
- b. loam, which has a mixture of fine and coarse particles.
- c. clay, because the fine particles provide much surface area to which minerals and water adhere.
- d. humus, which is decomposing organic material.
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