Which of the Following Statistics Is an Absolute Frequency

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statistics is an absolute frequency?

• A)Half of the apples that fell from the tree have rotted already.
• B)My uncle gives a tenth of his income to charity.
• C)For every month starting with a vowel, there are three starting with a consonant.
• D)Six members of the local Rotary Club are police officers.
• E)At this time of year, half of the honeybees in the hive are at least four weeks old and the other half are younger.

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Definitions:

Postzygotic Barriers

Reproductive barriers that occur after fertilization, preventing successful development, survival, or reproduction of hybrid offspring.

Flicker Hybrid Zone

A hypothetical or unverified term in biology; potentially refers to a region where closely related species with marginal differences, akin to light flickers, meet and hybridize.

Stable Hybrid Zone

An area where two distinct species meet and interbreed, yet remain genetically distinct due to limited gene flow.

Reinforcement

The increase in reproductive isolation that often occurs over time in a hybrid zone because natural selection strengthens and increases the number of prezygotic barriers between the two species.