Practice mode Soil Science

What is a mineral surface horizon that is too thin, too light in colour or too low in organic matter to qualify as a mollic or umbric epipedon called?

Correct answer A. Ochric epipedon

Explanation

An ochric epipedon is a pale or thin surface horizon with little organic matter, failing the requirements of the darker mollic, umbric and melanic epipedons.

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