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APES Soils Set 01 Flashcards

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8854992487OSurface litter layer0
8854992488ATopsoil; contains humus1
8854992489EZone of leaching2
8854992490BSubsoil3
8854995011Ccontains parent material4
8855005024Humusdecomposing organic material in the soil5
8855020974Parent materialunweathered bedrock6
8855028066Immature soilbedrock near the surface; few horizons7
8855032867Mature soilmany horizons; bedrock is located far below the topsoil8
8855049417Coniferous forest soilacidic due to shed needles9
8855820386Grassland soilthick, humus-rich soil; alkaline10
8855853294Tropical rain forest soilnutrient-poor acidic soil11

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