-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:

What-If Questions

Hypothetical questions used to explore the effects of changes in variables or conditions, often used in planning and decision making.

Forecasting Risk

The possibility of error in projecting future values such as revenues, costs, or stock prices, due to uncertainty about future events.

Initial Investment

Refers to the initial capital outlay or amount of money invested to start a project or investment.

IRR

Internal Rate of Return; a financial metric used to estimate the profitability of potential investments, calculated as the discount rate that makes the net present value of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.