Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The second law of thermodynamics predicts that although localized areas may temporarily increase in the degree of order, the overall randomness of the universe will not decrease.
• B) Energy flow in ecosystems is linear, or one-way.
• C) Photosynthesis converts the energy of the sun into stored chemical energy.
• D) Cellular respiration converts carbohydrates into usable energy and heat.
• E) Only about half the energy available in an organism is transferred to the consumer that eats it.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and any observed deviation in data is due to chance.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution minus the number of parameters estimated.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is true, commonly set at 0.05 or 5%.

Chi-Square Value

A statistic that measures the difference between observed and expected frequencies to test for independence in categorical variables.