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Select the TWO answer choices that, according to paragraph 1, help explain the relatively low mineral nutrient content of most tropical rain forest soils. To receive credit, you must select TWO answers

  • The water in the streams flowing through tropical rain forests generally has relatively low mineral content.
  • The range of plants that grow in tropical rain forests is so wide that almost every kind of mineral in the soil gets used up.
  • The clays contained in tropical rain forest soils do not bind mineral ions well.
  • Abundant rainfall causes minerals to leach out of the soil.
Rain Forest Soils