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ISA ARBORIST CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAMS PART 1/ EXAM REVIEW Q| latest 2024/25 exams updates |UESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+
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ISA ARBORIST CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAMS PART 1/ 
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The ideal soil ratio for solids to pore space is: 
(A) 20:80 (B) 35:65 (C) 40:60 (D) 50:50 - -D 
What is the correct scientific name for the oak tree genus? 
(A) Quercus (B) Pyrus (C) Larix (D) Acer - -A 
Which of the following is not one of the five major categories of soil horizons? 
(A) O (B) E (C) N (D) B - -C 
Loam is least composed of what soil classification? 
(A) Sand(B) Silt(C) Clay(D) Loam ...
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Environmental Science Final Exam Broward College EVR 1001 Updated 2024 Version with complete solution
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Environmental Science Final Exam Broward College EVR 1001 
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What does biodegradable mean? - Answer ️️ -Substance or object capable of being 
decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms. 
What is soil? - Answer ️️ -A complex mixture of eroded rock, mineral nutrients, decaying 
organic matter, water, air, and billions of living organisms 
What are soil horizons? - Answer ️️ -Horizontal zones that make up a mature soil. Each soil 
has a d...
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1. Additions: precip, organic matter, nutrients 
2. Transformation: organic matter to humus. Primary (unaltered rock) to secondary minerals (chemically 
altered, original rock not apparent) by chemical change, dissolution and reprecipitation and biological 
change. 
3. Translocation: Eluviation, Illuviation. 
4. Losses: erosion: Leaching. - Soil formation process 
1. Cation exchange capacity (CEC): the ability of soil colloids to exchange cations between the surface 
and the soil solution. This ...
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SWS3022 Soil Taxonomy Questions & 100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
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What are the Soil Master Horizons? 
 -:- O 
A 
E 
B 
C 
R 
The O MASTER HORIZON 
 -:- Greater than 20% OM 
Organic horizon formed above the mineral soil. 
Derived from decomposition of plant and animal residues 
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Range in thickness from absent to meters thick. 
The A MASTER HORIZON 
 -:- Topmost MINERAL horizon (topsoil) 
Subject to significant weathering 
Zo...
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Environmental Science Final Exam Broward College EVR 1001 Updated Version with complete solution
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Environmental Science Final Exam Broward College EVR 1001 Updated Version with complete solution 
What does biodegradable mean? -Ans Substance or object capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms. 
What is soil? -Ans A complex mixture of eroded rock, mineral nutrients, decaying organic matter, water, air, and billions of living organisms 
What are soil horizons? -Ans Horizontal zones that make up a mature soil. Each soil has a distinct texture and composition that varies w...
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Agronomy Written Test Questions and Answers 100% Solved
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Agronomy Written Test Questions and 
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Horizons Correct answer layers of soil that make up the soil profile 
Biological yield Correct answer the amount of dry matter produced per unit area 
economic yield Correct answer The amount of the part of the plant of usable marketable 
value is called the 
biomass Correct answer the quantity of live organic matter in a given area at a given 
point in time is called the
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OSSF DR TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH 100 % CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
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_______ and ________ soil textural classes are always unsuitable for standard absorptive OSSF - 
Answer-class IA and IV 
List each of the major soil horizons - Answer-surface soil A, surface soil B, and parent material 
_____________ is a term describing the ability of water to migrate through a soil profile under either 
_________ or __________ conditions. - Answer-Hydraulic conductivity, saturated, unsaturated 
Interconnected pores in the soil profile allow ______ and _______ to enter the soil...
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SWS 3022 Exam Questions with Correct Answers 
How temperature and Rainfall impact soil formation? - Answer-High temperatures and rainfall accelerate soil formation 
 
Why soils in Florida tend to be more highly developed than soils in the S.W United States? - Answer-Heat and rain fall. 
 
Why does water have such a high heat capacity relative to other common liquids like alcohol - Answer-When heat is added to water, the molecules speed up or vibrate more freely. This disturbs hydrogen bonds, but...
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SCSC 301 Questions and Answers Already Passed
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SCSC 301 Questions and Answers Already Passed Which horizon is not part of the soil solum? C 
Organic matter in soil typically accounts for ____% or less of the soils total volume. 5% 
Pore space in soil may contain either _____ or _____ Air Water 
Soils are the result of ______ and biota acting on parent material over time as modified by ______ Climate Topography 
Though plants depend on soil for growth, which of the items below is found in soil, but not required for plant growth? Carbon dioxid...
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LUOA Earth Science 3rd Quarter Test (2023/2024) Rated A+
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LUOA Earth Science 3rd Quarter Test (2023/2024) Rated A+ One of the benefits to conventional oil is _______________. it has a high net energy yield 
Some of the problems with coal include: (choose 2) It has high CO2 emissions when it is burned. It is a severe threat to human health. 
A passive method of using solar energy would be _____________________ opening the window to let sunlight come in 
What is the main leading source of renewable energy? Hydropower 
All of the following are benefits to...
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