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In a 2005 study, Janecek and Leps tested the effect of plant litter on seedling emergence in a grassland setting.
• Plant litter includes dead leaves and other plant material.
• The test site was a flooded grassland in the Czech Republic.
• It was in a temperate midlatitude climate.
•The researchers found that in these environmental conditions the presence of plant litter had a negative effect on seedling emergence.
Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to specify the test site's climate?
Janecek and Leps's study was conducted in a temperate midlatitude climate.
A
In a 2005 study, Janecek and Leps found that the presence of plant litter had a negative effect on seedling emergence.
B
A test was conducted in the Czech Republic to study the effect of plant litter on seedling emergence in a given climate.
C
Janecek and Leps tested the effect of dead leaves and other plant material on seedling emergence in the Czech Republic.
D