The Coral Organisms on a Coral Reef Cannot Be Replaced

question 36

Multiple Choice

The coral organisms on a coral reef cannot be replaced by any other organism.For that reason,we identify those species as:

• A)ecological dominants.
• B)keystone species.
• C)mutualistic species.
• D)symbiotic species.

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Definitions:

Sampling Distributions

The distribution likelihood of a statistical value gathered from multiple samples from a given population.

Consistent Estimator

An attribute of an estimator indicating that as the sample size increases, the estimates it produces converge in probability to the parameter being estimated.

Sample Mean

The mean value derived from a dataset sample, utilized to predict the overall population's average.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a statistic (like a mean) derived from a large number of samples of a population.