The Entity on Which Data Are Collected Is

question 27

Multiple Choice

The entity on which data are collected is

• A) the sample.
• B) the element.
• C) the population.
• D) cluster.

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Definitions:

Linnaean Categories

Hierarchical levels of classification in biology developed by Carl Linnaeus, including kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

Hierarchical

Describing a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Domain

(1) A structural and functional region of a protein. (2) The broadest taxonomic category; each domain includes one or more kingdoms.

Paraphyletic Group

A group of organisms that includes an ancestral species and some, but not all, of its descendants.