The Loss of Water from a Developing Seed Causes It

question 31

Multiple Choice

The loss of water from a developing seed causes it to

• A) produce a root.
• B) die.
• C) be released from the fruit.
• D) become dormant.
• E) be protected from animal predators.

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Definitions:

Matched-Pairs Sampling

A sampling method that involves pairing up subjects based on certain criteria before applying different treatments to each member of the pair.

Extraneous Factors

Variables that can influence the outcome of an experiment but are not the variables being studied.

Control Group

A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested groups do.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, crucial for estimating population parameters.