Net Primary Productivity Is Greatest in the Oceans ________

question 6

Multiple Choice

Net primary productivity is greatest in the oceans ________.

• A) where nutrients are greatest
• B) in the tropics
• C) in the middle latitudes
• D) in the polar latitudes
• E) where nutrients are least

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Definitions:

Dependent Populations

Populations in which the members or subjects are not independent of each other, meaning the selection or outcome of one influences another.

One-tailed Test

A hypothesis test where the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution.

Two-tailed Test

A two-tailed statistical hypothesis test that examines if a sample falls outside a specific range of values, testing for both exceeding and falling short of this range.

Expected Value

The mean value of a random variable, computed by multiplying each possible value by its probability and summing up these products.