Use the following figure to answer the question.

Examine the figure and consider this hypothesis: Plant biomass increases with species richness. Functional groups are categories of plants each containing numerous species, such as grasses and wildflowers, or trees and shrubs. In looking at the data in the figure, how would you relate it to this hypothesis? The hypothesis is ________.

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Use the following figure to answer the question.

Examine the figure and consider this hypothesis: Plant biomass increases with species richness. Functional groups are categories of plants each containing numerous species, such as grasses and wildflowers, or trees and shrubs. In looking at the data in the figure, how would you relate it to this hypothesis? The hypothesis is ________.

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The figure shows that biodiversity (species richness) has a positive relationship with plant biomass, which partially supports the hypothesis. However, the figure also shows that the relationship between biomass and functional group richness is not significant, suggesting that the hypothesis may be more specific to species richness rather than functional group richness.

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