A Field Ecologist Is Studying a Sage Plant (Salvia Leucophylla)

Multiple Choice

A field ecologist is studying a sage plant (Salvia leucophylla) that grows wild in Southern California.She notices the characteristic uniform dispersion of the plants in all of the quadrats she has mapped out.This dispersion pattern tends to occur because_______.(Outcome #7b)

A) this plant drops its relatively heavy seeds straight to the ground immediately around it
B) this plant secretes a chemical that inhibits the growth of nearby plants
C) this plant relies on wind to disperse it's relatively lightweight seeds