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Question 1 (1 point) Energy spent on reproduction constitutes an organism\'s \"r

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Question

Question 1 (1 point) Energy spent on reproduction constitutes an organism's "reproductive effort". The figure below shows the relationship between reproductive effort (number of cones produced) and growth measured as the relative width of annual rings for the Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziei. The line represents the general trend as defined by the equation: y -1.70x+ 107.5; n- 32, 2 0.71, P 0.008. 120 115 110 105 100 95 F 90 85 80 75 0 2 46 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 Mean number of cones per tree (10)

Explanation / Answer

What is/are the independent variable(s)?

C) Both A and B

Number of annual rings and number of cones.