20. A group of students designed an experiment
to determine the effect of compost on the
germination and growth of plants. The students
set up experimental plots by mixing different
ratios of soil and compost. They planted 20 pea
and 20 melon seeds in each plot and watered each
plot regularly. The students recorded the number
of seeds that germinated, and as the plants grew,
they recorded plant length, number and size of
leaves, and general health
observations.
The following observations were recorded.
In all treatments, more pea seeds
germinated than melon seeds.
There was a week of rainy weather at
three weeks.
Melon plants developed a fungal growth at
four weeks.
Melon plants grew longer than pea plants,
but many melon leaves showed signs of
yellowing as the weeks passed.
The students concluded that pea plants grew
better in compost than did melon plants.
Which of the
following best addresses the validity
of the conclusion made by the students?
Which of the following best predicts the consequences of the introduction of C Taxifolia to the California Cost?
Which of the folding best predicts the consequences of the introduction of C. taxifolia to the California coast? Without natural herbivores or competitors C. texifolia will grow rapidly and crowd out native species of producers.
Which of the following most likely describes how the interaction between bears and salmon influences nitrogen dynamics in the environment?
Which of the following most likely describes how the interaction between bears and salmon influences nitrogen dynamics in the enviorment? When bears consume salad they leave parts of the carcass on the ground which decompose, releasing nitrogen in the environment.
Which of the following best explains how Dcmu affected the reaction?
Which of the following best explains how DCMU affects the reaction? DCMU acts as an inhibitor to the movement of electrons within the light reaction of photosynthesis.
Which of the following best explains how some cells of an individual produce and secrete a specific enzyme but other cells of the same individual do not?
Which of the following best explains how some cells of an individual produce and secrete a specific enzyme, but other cells of the same individual do not? The cells transcribe and translate different combinations of genes, leading to the productions of different sets of proteins.