Most of Thenergy Within an Ecosysteis Lost

question 17

Multiple Choice

Most of thenergy within an ecosysteis lost

• A)when organisms disperse.
• B)when organisms die.
• C)as a result of metabolism.
• D)by the organism at the top of the food web.
• E)during breathing.

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Definitions:

Population Proportion

The ratio of members in a group to the entire population that share a particular characteristic.

Alternative Hypothesis

In hypothesis testing, the hypothesis that proposes a difference or effect, contrary to the null hypothesis, which implies no effect or difference.

Null Hypothesis

A statement or assumption that there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the starting point for statistical testing.

Sample Proportion

The fraction or percentage of observations in a sample that belong to a particular category, used to estimate the proportion in the entire population.