Darcy flux is $q=Ki$ and seepage velocity is q divided by effective porosity. Conductivity and gradient matter, not porosity alone. Unsaturated conductivity is generally lower than saturated conductivity, and no universal greater-than relation in D follows. Thus **D** is the intended false statement; comparisons of velocity presume otherwise comparable flow conditions.
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