The Coconut Is of Such Vital Importance to Many Low-Island

question 67

Essay

The coconut is of such vital importance to many low-island countries that they have been called "coconut civilizations." List three ways that islanders utilize coconuts.

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Definitions:

Study

An organized investigation or analysis aimed at discovering new knowledge or understanding existing knowledge in a systematic way.

Observational Studies

Research methods in which subjects are observed in their natural setting without any manipulation by the researcher.

Researchers

Individuals or professionals who conduct detailed study and systematic investigation into something with the aim of discovering or revising facts, theories, applications, etc.

Control

In an experiment, a standard against which the results of a test are compared; controls are kept constant to isolate the effect of the independent variable.