Question

A study was conducted to examine the impact of temperature changes on the number of "non-native species" in an area of the mid-Atlantic ocean. The results of the study are shown in the table below.

Temperature (°C) Number of species
Sample 1 15 12
Sample 2 22 10
Sample 3 32 23
Sample 4 27 19


What is the relationship between temperature and non-native species?
There are more non-native species in warmer temperatures.
There is no correlation.
There are fewer non-native species in warmer temperatures.
There are more non-native species in colder temperatures.

Answer 1

It is not :There are fewer non-native species in warmer temperatures.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Based on the data collected which showed the number of non-native species at certain temperatures, it can be concluded that there are more non-native species in warmer temperatures. As you can see from the data, at 15°C, there are 12 non-native species, this generally increases with 23 species at 32°C. Although the number of non-native species decreased at 22°C, from 12 to 10 species. The difference is insignificant, and we still can conclude that there is direct correlation between increasing the temperature and the number of non-native species.