A soil pedon is ____.
A)a category of Soil Taxonomy
B)a three-dimensional unit that embodies the primary characteristics of an individual soil
C)generally larger in area than a polypedon
D)a diagnostic subsurface horizon prominent in arid regions and in sandy parent materials.
E)a surface horizon used to characterize soil suborders and great groups

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A soil pedon is a three-dimensional unit that embodies the primary characteristics of an individual soil, consisting of all the soil horizons and layers within a specific area that display the vertical features of the soil profile.

A Soil Pedon Is ____