Question
Scientists measure the leaf sizes of a species of plant in various areas and categorize them based on how much sunlight is received. Each category has 100
plants measured.
Shaded: 85
plants have leaves smaller than 6 cm2
Partial sun: 50
plants have leaves smaller than 6 cm2
Full sun: 15
plants have leaves smaller than 6 cm2
Which statement best describes the relationship between sunlight exposure and this plant species?
(1 point)
Responses
Leaf size is random and not related to sun exposure.
Leaf size is random and not related to sun exposure.
Sunlight exposure does not influence leaf size.
Sunlight exposure does not influence leaf size.
Plants that had more sunlight tended to have larger leaves.
Plants that had more sunlight tended to have larger leaves.
Plants in shaded areas have bigger leaves than those in full sun.
plants measured.
Shaded: 85
plants have leaves smaller than 6 cm2
Partial sun: 50
plants have leaves smaller than 6 cm2
Full sun: 15
plants have leaves smaller than 6 cm2
Which statement best describes the relationship between sunlight exposure and this plant species?
(1 point)
Responses
Leaf size is random and not related to sun exposure.
Leaf size is random and not related to sun exposure.
Sunlight exposure does not influence leaf size.
Sunlight exposure does not influence leaf size.
Plants that had more sunlight tended to have larger leaves.
Plants that had more sunlight tended to have larger leaves.
Plants in shaded areas have bigger leaves than those in full sun.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The statement that best describes the relationship between sunlight exposure and this plant species is:
**Plants that had more sunlight tended to have larger leaves.**
This conclusion is supported by the data showing that the number of plants with leaves smaller than 6 cm² decreases as sunlight exposure increases, indicating that shaded plants generally have smaller leaves compared to those in partial sun and full sun.
**Plants that had more sunlight tended to have larger leaves.**
This conclusion is supported by the data showing that the number of plants with leaves smaller than 6 cm² decreases as sunlight exposure increases, indicating that shaded plants generally have smaller leaves compared to those in partial sun and full sun.