Please Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 50

Multiple Choice

Please use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
In areas of permafrost, stands of black spruce are frequently observed in the landscape, whereas other tree species are noticeably absent. Often these stands are referred to as "drunken forests" because many of the black spruce are displaced from their normal vertical alignment.
-When climbing a mountain, we can observe transitions in biological communities that are analogous to the changes

• A) in different depths in the ocean.
• B) in biomes at different latitudes.
• C) in a community through different seasons.
• D) in an ecosystem as it evolves over time.

---

Definitions:

Quarterly Data

Data that is collected, reported, or compiled every three months within a year, often used in business and finance to track performance.

Seasonal Indexes

Factors used to adjust data to account for seasonal effects, enabling more accurate analysis across different times of the year.

Centered Moving Averages

A technique used to smooth out short-term fluctuations in time series data and highlight longer-term trends by averaging data points centered around each point.

Quarter

One-fourth of a year, often used in financial and business contexts to divide the fiscal or calendar year for reporting purposes.