Which Species Has the Highest Biotic Potential

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which species has the highest biotic potential?

• A) An elephant that produces a single calf every 3 years
• B) A fungus that produces thousands of reproductive spores every day
• C) A lioness that produces three cubs once a year
• D) A rat that produces a litter of six pups every 3 months
• E) A bacteria that divides only once every 3 weeks

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Definitions:

Goodness-of-fit Test

A statistical test used to determine how well observed sample data fits the expected distribution.

Poisson Distribution

A discrete probability distribution expressing the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.

Null Hypothesis

A statement of no effect or no difference, used as a default hypothesis that there is no relationship between two measured phenomena.

Chi-square Test

A statistical test used to examine the association between two categorical variables by comparing observed values to expected values.