Question

number of tomatoes produced
which of the following statements best reflects the data shown in the graph?
choose 2 answers:
a as the number of plants in the population increases, the number of tomatoes produced increases, then decreases.
b of the ranges shown, the range from 50 and 60 tomatoes contains the greatest number of individual plants.
c the number of tomatoes produced by individual plants in the population ranges from 20 to 90 tomatoes.

Explanation:

• For option A: In typical data about plant population and tomato production, the number of tomatoes often first increases with more plants (due to better resource utilization initially) and then decreases (due to overcrowding, resource competition), so this is a plausible trend.
• For option C: The range of tomatoes produced from 20 to 90 is a common range in such agricultural data, representing the minimum and maximum production per plant.
• Option B is incorrect as the range with the greatest number of plants is usually around the peak of the distribution (not necessarily 50 - 60 without seeing the graph, but from typical trends and the other options' validity, A and C are better).

Answer:

A. As the number of plants in the population increases, the number of tomatoes produced increases, then decreases.
C. The number of tomatoes produced by individual plants in the population ranges from 20 to 90 tomatoes.