UNIT 5: Answers

Practice Answers
1.  The conversational analysis shows planting only after verification of balanced soil.
2.  You should re-test after a soil treatment.

Assessment Answers
False    1.  Planting without testing soil completes the soil validation process. (No, no tests have been done to validate soil balance.)

False    2.  Testing, adding appropriate additives and planting completes the soil validation process. (No, though tests have been done initially, one cannot verify that adding additives has brought soil into balance, unless a re-test is done which verifies balance.)

True     3.  Testing, adding appropriate additives, re-testing and planting after validation of soil balances complete the soil validation process.

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Revised December 3, 2001
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