alleryStart learning →A soil formed from the weathering of rocks and composed mostly of inorganic material is called what?
AAn organic soil
BA mineral soil
CA humic soil
DA parent soil
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A mineral soil
1. Soils divide into two groups by how they formed.
2. Organic soils form from sedimentation and are composed primarily of organic matter.
3. Soils formed from the weathering of rocks, composed primarily of inorganic material, are mineral soils.
4. Mineral soils are predominant in terrestrial ecosystems, so they are the common case.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 31 "Soil and Plant Nutrition", section 31.2 The Soil_
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