In What Way Do Nitrogen Compounds Differ from Other Minerals

question 30

Multiple Choice

In what way do nitrogen compounds differ from other minerals needed by plants? Only nitrogen ________.

• A) can be lost from the soil
• B) can be provided by symbiotic bacteria
• C) is needed for protein synthesis
• D) is held by cation exchange capacity in the soil
• E) can be absorbed by root hairs

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Definitions:

Research Hypothesis

A specific, testable prediction about what you expect to happen in your study.

Inferential Statistics

The branch of statistics that makes predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data drawn from that population.

Probability

The measure or likelihood of a particular event or outcome occurring.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between the statistical characteristics of a sample and those of the overall population, arising because the sample is not perfectly representative.