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What is the formative element that expresses the degree of diagnostic horizon expression within each suborder taxa?
What is the formative element that expresses the degree of diagnostic horizon expression within each suborder taxa?
- Great group (correct)
- Subgroup
- Soil order
- Family
How are soil suborders determined?
How are soil suborders determined?
- Based on soil moisture regimes and diagnostic features (correct)
- By studying the horizon characteristics
- By the number of horizons and color
- By particle size class and mineralogy
What defines a soil's subgroup?
What defines a soil's subgroup?
- Horizon characteristics
- Diagnostic features
- Properties transitional to other orders (correct)
- Particle size class
How are soil series differentiated among each other?
How are soil series differentiated among each other?
What is the smallest unit that soils are subdivided into, except for soil type and phase?
What is the smallest unit that soils are subdivided into, except for soil type and phase?
What determines the phases within a soil series?
What determines the phases within a soil series?
What is the purpose of determining soil suborders?
What is the purpose of determining soil suborders?
How are soil great groups classified?
How are soil great groups classified?
What properties define a soil's subgroup?
What properties define a soil's subgroup?
How is a soil series determined?
How is a soil series determined?
What is included in the technical family name of a soil?
What is included in the technical family name of a soil?
Why are soil phases determined within a soil series?
Why are soil phases determined within a soil series?
What is the major characteristic used to differentiate soil types within a series?
What is the major characteristic used to differentiate soil types within a series?
Which component is typically used to determine a soil's family?
Which component is typically used to determine a soil's family?
What determines the formative element of a great group?
What determines the formative element of a great group?
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