To create a simulation of photosynthesis in a forest of 50,000 maple trees, a scientist needs to determine the average number of leaves on an actual maple tree. Which of the following is the best course of action for establishing this parameter?. A. Determine the average number of leaves for 10 randomly selected maple trees. B. Choose a value at random to represent the average number of leaves on a tree. C. Count the number of leaves on a single tree and assume all trees are the same. D. Divide the total number of leaves on all the trees in a forest by 50,000.

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Stacy

23 July, 11:59

To create a simulation of photosynthesis in a forest of 50,000 maple trees, a scientist needs to determine the average number of leaves on an actual maple tree. Which of the following is the best course of action for establishing this parameter?. A. Determine the average number of leaves for 10 randomly selected maple trees. B. Choose a value at random to represent the average number of leaves on a tree. C. Count the number of leaves on a single tree and assume all trees are the same. D. Divide the total number of leaves on all the trees in a forest by 50,000.

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Marie Andersen · Answer 1

We are asked to determine the average number of leaves of an actual maple tree in a forest consisting of 50,000 maple trees. To determine this number, the best option is A. determine the average number of leaves for 10 randomly selected maple trees. Random sampling is n effective way to determine the count of a certain sample which increases the reliability of the result.

Xander Oneill · Answer 2

The best answer for this question is A. Leaves are hard to count, so it would be impossible to do letter C and D, unless you're going to give it much time. And letter B wouldn't be reasonable since there's no basis of the value picked randomly.