Manatee

Biology

30 December, 09:30

A scientist counted the average number of plant species found in six plots of land that were each a square kilometer in size. Each

plot was located at a different latitude but a similar elevation. She recorded her results in the table below

Latitude

Average Number of

Plant Species per

Square Kilometer

300

700

75°

60°

45°

4,800

7,200

30

15°

11,000

11,500

Which of the following new questions would this data lead to?

OA. What causes different types of plant species to evolve?

OB. How many species of plants grow in high elevation environments?

OC. At what time of the year do most species of plants reproduce?

OD. Why do more plant species live at low latitudes rather than high latitudes?