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A Researcher Who Wants to Know How Many Tree Seedlings

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A researcher who wants to know how many tree seedlings are in a 1-hectare site counts the number of seedlings within five 2-square-meter subplots and then calculates the average. This method of determining the number of individuals in an area is known as a


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Phenanthrene

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon made up of three fused benzene rings, found in coal tar and crude oil.

Carbon Tetrachloride

A colorless liquid with the formula CCl4, historically used as a cleaning agent, fire extinguisher, and refrigerant, now recognized as a carcinogen.

Pyridine

A basic heterocyclic organic compound with the formula C5H5N, featuring a ring structure similar to benzene but with one methine group (\(CH\)) replaced by a nitrogen atom.

Aromatic

Compounds that contain a planar ring of atoms that are stabilized by a delocalization of pi electrons according to Huckel's rule.

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