Question

1. read the sentence from paragraph 12.

\today, pedologists (soil scientists) call charcoal thats produced by slash
biochar.\
think about the suffix -ist. what does pedologist most likely mean?
a. a person who studies plants
b. a person who studies rocks
c. a person who studies soil
d. a person who studies weather

Explanation:

The sentence provides the context that pedologists are soil scientists (as indicated by the parenthetical explanation). Also, the suffix “-ist” typically means a person who practices or studies a particular field. Option A is for plant study (botanist), B for rock study (geologist), D for weather study (meteorologist). Since the context says pedologists are soil scientists, they study soil.

Answer:

C. a person who studies soil