A pedon is a three-dimensional field unit occupying about 1000 square meters (1 hectare) of land ...

A pedon is a three-dimensional field unit occupying about 1000 square meters (1 hectare) of land area.
 
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Question 2

Epipedons are diagnostic subsoil horizons that are one of the primary means of classifying soils in the United States.
 
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Question 3

Mollisols are characterized by a deep epipedon that is high in organic matter.
 
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Question 4

The broadest category of classification in Soil Taxonomy specifies 12 soil orders, 11 of which are for mineral soils.
 
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Question 5

The soil and a soil are two extremes in the concept of soils that is basic to most classification schemes.
 
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Question 6

Soils in which of the following soil suborders would most likely have a prominent E horizon under the A horizon?
 
  A) Orthents B) Ustox C) Aquepts D) Udolls E) Udalfs

Question 7

If the soils are to be used for crop production, for which soil order would land drainage be most critical?
 
  A) Inceptisols B) Histosols C) Mollisols D) Oxisols E) Aridisols