-Use the Accompanying Figure to Answer This Question: What Factors

question 14

Multiple Choice

-Use the accompanying figure to answer this question: What factors have a positive effect on plant biomass, based on the data presented?

• A) plot number and species richness
• B) No factors have a positive effect on plant biomass.
• C) number of functional groups and species richness
• D) plot size and type of plants in plot

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Definitions:

Conditional Probability

The likelihood of an event or outcome occurring, given that another event has already occurred.

Given Event

An occurrence or outcome within a probability space that has a specified probability attached to it.

Independent Events

Two or more events whose outcomes do not affect each other, meaning the occurrence of one event does not change the probability of the other.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 1 indicates certainty.