After All Plants in a Selected Portion of the Hubbard

question 52

Multiple Choice

After all plants in a selected portion of the Hubbard Brook forest were killed, scientists detected a(n) :

• A)decrease in net calcium loss.
• B)decrease in net potassium loss.
• C)increase in net nitrogen loss.
• D)increase in the amount of nitrate in the soil.
• E)increase in the amount of potassium in the soil.

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