Question

A certain species of pine tree survives only in scattered locations at elevations above 2800 meters in the western United States. To understand why this tree grows only in these specific places, an ecologist should _____.

Answer 1

To understand why this tree grows only in these specific places, an ecologist should study the ecological characteristics of this ecosystem in terms of its soil, its climate and the organisms that inhabit it, in order to compare and define what characteristics of this height determine the presence of this species of pine