A Scientist Is Studying Seeds from a Species of Sundew

question 56

Multiple Choice

A scientist is studying seeds from a species of sundew native to Western Australia.These seeds need to be treated with smoke before they can imbibe and germinate.This suggests that _______ for the seeds to germinate.

• A) seed dormancy must be broken
• B) the radicle must emerge from the seed
• C) water must be excluded
• D) oxygen must be excluded
• E) cell division must increase greatly

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Definitions:

Poisson Probability Tables

Tables that provide the probabilities of different numbers of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming these events occur with a known constant rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Occurrences

Incidents or instances of something happening.

Poisson Random Variable

A type of discrete random variable that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space if these events happen with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Successes Achieved

The accomplishments or favorable outcomes attained in a given project, experiment, or other endeavors.