Convert the Given Number to Scientific Notation $5.71 \times 10 ^ { - 5 }$

question 3

Multiple Choice

Convert the given number to scientific notation.
-0.000571

• A) \(5.71 \times 10 ^ { - 5 }\)
• B) \(5.71 \times 10 ^ { - 4 }\)
• C) \(5.71 \times 10 ^ { - 3 }\)
• D) \(5.71 \times 10 ^ { 4 }\)

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Definitions:

Euglenoids

A diverse group of single-celled, flagellate protozoans, many of which are photosynthetic, found mostly in fresh water.

Photosynthetic

Refers to organisms that can produce their own food by converting light energy into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis.

9 + 2 Arrangement

The structural organization of microtubules in a eukaryotic flagellum or cilium, consisting of nine doublets surrounding two singlets.

Apicomplexans

A group of parasitic protists that lack structures for locomotion and that produce sporozoites as infective agents; malaria is caused by an apicomplexan.