Based on Our Knowledge of the Factors Influencing Primary Productivity,the

question 26

Multiple Choice

Based on our knowledge of the factors influencing primary productivity,the lowest level of net primary production would most likely be found in forests located in

• A) Vietnam.
• B) the Amazon.
• C) northern Canada.
• D) the United States.
• E) the African Congo.

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Definitions:

Gametes

Gametes are the reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms, with males producing sperm and females producing eggs, each carrying half the genetic information of the parent.

Chromosome

A thread-like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Locus

(pl., loci) The place on the chromosome at which the gene for a given trait occurs (i.e., a segment of the chromosomal DNA containing information that controls some feature of the organism); also called gene locus.

Homozygous

Having a pair of identical alleles for a particular locus. Compare with heterozygous.