FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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Question
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The five soil forming factors ____ to determine the soil characteristics.
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Interacts
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Act independently
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Act solely
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists attribute soil formation to the following factors: Parent material, climate, biota (organisms), topography and time. These factors interact to form more than 1, 108 different soil series in Minnesota.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among the 5 factors, climate has the greatest influence on soil formation. In areas of high rainfall and temperature, the soils formed are often similar even though the parent materials are different.
Detailed explanation-3: -Soil is a material composed of five ingredients-minerals, soil organic matter, living organisms, gas, and water.
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