The Tropical Rainforest Trees Form Shallow Roots Concentrated near the Surface

question 65

Multiple Choice

The tropical rainforest trees form shallow roots concentrated near the surface in a mat few centimeters thick. These swollen bases or braces are called:

• A) prop roots.
• B) pneumatophores.
• C) aerial roots.
• D) buttress roots.
• E) velamen roots.

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Definitions:

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of numbers, indicating the spread or dispersion of the dataset.

Empirical Rule

The empirical rule, also known as the 68-95-99.7 rule, states that for a normal distribution, approximately 68% of the data falls within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% within two, and 99.7% within three.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of values, deviations, or probabilities for a set of data in which most measurements cluster around the mean.

Bell-Shaped

A bell-shaped curve is a graph of a distribution that resembles the shape of a bell, typically representing a normal distribution in which the bulk of the values lie towards the center and taper off symmetrically towards the extremes.