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Question

a student writes two statements about the importance of soil.

1. soil can act as a filter and keep pollutants out of groundwater.
2. soil can be used as a neutral building material.

which of these describes whether the statements correctly describe the importance of soil?
(1 point)
A only statement 2 correctly describes an importance of soil.
B only statement 1 describes an importance of soil.
C neither statement 1 nor 2 correctly describes the importance of soil.
D both statements 1 and 2 correctly describe the importance of soil.

Answer 1

D) both statements 1 and 2 correctly describe the importance of soil.