Answer:
I think C. Petri dishes
Explanation:
"The most common growth media nutrient broths (liquid nutrient medium) or LB medium (Lysogeny Broth) are liquid. These are often mixed with agar and poured into Petri dishes to solidify. These agar plates provide a solid medium on which microbes may be cultured."-https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-microbiology/chapter/culturing-bacteria/
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The only one that makes sense is size. because there could be other minerals the same size. so size wouldn't be a property to help identify
The answer is - because over 90% of this biome has been converted to agriculture.
This biome has been much larger before the development of the agriculture in this part of the USA, but because this biome provided large territories with deep fertile soil and predominantly lowland areas, people started using it for agriculture because it was the most suitable for that. So little by little, the biome was declining and more and more of it was becoming agricultural land.