Consider the Following Code Snippet

question 50

Multiple Choice

Consider the following code snippet:
Map<String, Integer> scores;
If you need to visit the keys in sorted order, which of the following statements will create a structure to support this?

• A) scores = new HashMap<String, Integer>;
• B) scores = new TreeMap<String, Integer>;
• C) scores = new Map<String, Integer>;
• D) scores = new HashTable<String, Integer>;

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Definitions:

Ferns

A group of non-flowering plants that reproduce via spores, featuring large leaves and lacking seeds and flowers.

Rhizoids

Thin, root-like structures found in non-vascular plants, fungi, and some protists, serving primarily for attachment and in some cases, absorption.

Sporophyte

The diploid, spore-producing phase of plants and algae that undergo alternation of generations, in contrast to the haploid gametophyte phase.

Diatoms

Single-celled, photosynthetic protists with a two-part silica shell.