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Question

A student writes two statements about the importance of soil.

Soil can act as a filter and keep pollutants out of groundwater.
Soil can be used as a natural building material.
Which of these describes whether the statements correctly describe the importance of soil?

(1 point)
Responses

Only Statement 1 correctly describes an importance of soil.
Only Statement 1 correctly describes an importance of soil.

Both Statements 1 and 2 correctly describe the importance of soil.
Both Statements 1 and 2 correctly describe the importance of soil.

Neither Statement 1 nor 2 correctly describes the importance of soil.
Neither Statement 1 nor 2 correctly describes the importance of soil.

Only Statement 2 correctly describes an importance of soil.

Answer 1

Both Statements 1 and 2 correctly describe the importance of soil.