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The soil layer made of small lumps of rock with cracks and crevices is the:

AA-horizon
BB-horizon
CHumus layer
DC-horizon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. C-horizon
1. It is the third layer. 2. The C-horizon holds rock lumps. 3. Bedrock lies beneath it. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 9, Soil._
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