A Study of the Spatial Distribution of the Coast Redwood

question 40

Multiple Choice

A study of the spatial distribution of the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and the environmental factors that control that distribution would be an example of a topic studied in

• A) biogeography.
• B) ecology.
• C) pedology.
• D) plant biology.

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Definitions:

Allylic Bromides

Organic compounds containing a bromine atom bonded to an allylic position, which is one carbon away from a double bond in a hydrocarbon chain.

2-Methylpent-1-Ene

An organic compound characterized by a six-carbon chain with a double bond starting from the first carbon and a methyl group on the second carbon.

NBS

N-Bromosuccinimide, a chemical reagent used in the bromination of alkenes, alcohols, and for the synthesis of various brominated compounds.

π Molecular Orbital

A molecular orbital formed by the side-to-side overlap of atomic orbitals, commonly p orbitals, leading to the formation of a bonded region of electron density above and below the plane of the atomic nuclei.