Bogs and Ponds Form in the Tundra During the Summer

question 24

Multiple Choice

Bogs and ponds form in the tundra during the summer because

• A) there is abundant rainfall at that time.
• B) the permafrost melts.
• C) highly vascularized plants release moisture into the soil.
• D) cool temperatures promote low evaporation of melted ice in upper soil layers.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A statistical measure that estimates the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using standard deviation.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing to determine if there is a significant difference between two sets of data.

Alpha

Often referred to as the level of significance in hypothesis testing, representing the threshold for rejecting the null hypothesis.

Non-directional

A type of hypothesis that does not specify the direction of the expected difference or relationship.