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VCorrect Rooted Species that make a larger volume of nectar also have a higher n

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VCorrect Rooted Species that make a larger volume of nectar also have a higher number of seeds per flower and a higher number of visits per flower. Nectar (% wt of total wt) 16.6 19.8 17.1 16.9 19.9 Data from S. Sutherland and R. K. Vickery, Jr., Trade-offs between sexual and Branches per Nectar Concentration Seeds Visits Volume (HL) sucrose Flower Flower Species per per Shoot Weight 2.2 0.22 0.673 25.0 0.74 0.488 Part B M. rupestris 4.93 M. eastwoodiae M. nelsonii 20.25 M. 4.94 Which variables are negatively correlated with the volume of nectar production in this genus? Select all that apply. 102.5 1.08 0.139 155.1 1.26 0.091 283.7 1.75 0.069 nectar concentration seeds per flower visits per flower rooted branches per gram shoot weight 38.96 M. cardinali 50.00 asexual reproduction in the genus Mimulus. Oecologia, 76:330-335 (1988). Submit

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Part B

Ans.-- rooted branches per gram shoot weight

Reason-- We can conclude this from the data given in the table. As the ratio between rooted branches and shoot weight decreases, the volume of nectar produced increases i.e they are inversely proportional.