For the Described Study Below, Select the Answers for the Following

question 19

Multiple Choice

For the described study below, select the answers for the following key questions: A study was conducted to test an old adage that cats sleep more when the ambient temperature is higher. In the study, cats were isolated from distractions in areas of fixed temperature and were videotaped. The videotape footage was then reviewed to determine the percent of each 24-hour day spent asleep. Three large groups of randomly-selected cats were randomly assigned to one of three environmental temperatures.

• A)Hypothesis; Experimental data; Univariate and numerical data; One treatment
• B)Estimation; Sample data; Univariate and numerical; One treatment
• C)Hypothesis; Experimental data; Bivariate and numerical data; Three treatments
• D)Estimation; Sample data; Bivariate and categorical data; Three treatments
• E)Estimation; Experimental data; Univariate and categorical; Three samples

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Definitions:

Exon Combinations

Variations in the assembly of exons during mRNA processing, resulting in different mRNA molecules from the same DNA sequence.

DNA Strand

One of the two long chains of nucleotides that form the double helix structure of DNA, carrying genetic information.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products.

Amino Acid Sequences

The order of amino acids in a protein, which determines the protein's structure, function, and properties.