The Following Data,with the Corresponding Excel Scatterplot,show the Average Growth

question 36

Multiple Choice

The following data,with the corresponding Excel scatterplot,show the average growth rate of Weeping Higan cherry trees planted in Washington,DC.At the time of planting,the trees were one year old and were all six feet in height. If a cherry tree is planted as a one-year-old and six-foot-tall tree,which of the following is the estimated time needed by the tree to reach 16.5 feet in height?

• A) About 4 years
• B) About 4.5 years
• C) About 5 years
• D) About 5.5 years

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Definitions:

Amylase

Amylase is an enzyme produced mainly by the pancreas and salivary glands that helps in the digestion of carbohydrates by breaking down starches into sugars.

Maltose

A disaccharide sugar produced from the enzymatic breakdown of starch that consists of two glucose units.

Substrate

The surface or material on or in which an organism, enzyme, or cell lives or acts, often referring to the substance upon which an enzyme acts.

Chemical Reaction

A process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction.