A Botany Student Counted 11 Blades of Grass in One

question 31

Multiple Choice

A botany student counted 11 blades of grass in one square centimeter of lawn and measured the lawn as a rectangle 61 m by 31 m. She reported that there were 208,010,000 blades of grass in the lawn. The precision of her conclusion

• A) correctly represents her measurements.
• B) is less than her measurements warrant.
• C) could be greater if she used a more precise calculator.
• D) is excessive given her measurements.

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Definitions:

Microsystem

In Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model, the immediate environment where proximal processes are played out.

Bronfenbrenner

Refers to Urie Bronfenbrenner, a psychologist renowned for his Ecological Systems Theory, emphasizing the impact of various environmental systems on child development.

Life Span

The maximum duration of life of a living organism or the period from birth to death, considering all factors affecting its life cycle.

Developmental Theory

A framework for understanding how and why people change or remain the same over the course of their lives.