Practice mode Soil Science

What collective name is given to the O, A, E and B horizons, excluding the R and C layers?

Correct answer D. Solum

Explanation

The solum is the genetic soil, made up of the upper horizons altered by soil-forming processes. The C horizon and the underlying R bedrock lie below it and are only weakly affected by pedogenesis.

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