Organisms That Are Parasites

question 20

Multiple Choice

Organisms that are parasites

• A) are classified as either viruses, bacteria, or protists.
• B) are classified as viruses, bacteria, protists, or animals. There are no plant parasites.
• C) are found only on host animals.
• D) are only found on one type host for their entire life span.
• E) are found in all kingdoms, and will sometimes use more than one host during its lifetime.

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Definitions:

Population Mean

Population mean is the average of all the values in a population.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variation of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Population Mean

The average value of all items in a population, representing the central point of a data set.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is used to estimate the true value of a population parameter with a certain level of confidence.