Whittaker's Research on North American Tree Distribution Examined ________ Gradients

question 18

Multiple Choice

Whittaker's research on North American tree distribution examined ________ gradients and concluded that the tree distribution was ________.

• A) temperature; random
• B) temperature; clumped
• C) moisture; clumped
• D) moisture; random
• E) soil; random

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