Which Photosynthetic Mode Would Be Most Favorable in a Desert

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which photosynthetic mode would be most favorable in a desert environment?

• A) CAM
• B) C₃
• C) C₄
• D) both CAM and C₃
• E) CAM, C₃, and C₄

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Definitions:

Poisson Probabilities

The likelihood of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming the events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space when these events occur with a known constant rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Expected Frequency

The predicted number of times an event or outcome occurs within a specific interval, based on a probability model.

Uniformly Distributed

A type of distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely; the probability density function is constant.