Which of the Following Hypotheses Could Be Tested Using Microautoradiography

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following hypotheses could be tested using microautoradiography fluorescence in situ hybridization (MAR-FISH) ?

• A) Bacteriorodopsin uses light energy to translocate protons.
• B) Archaea are the main autotrophs in marine water samples taken 300 m below the surface of the ocean.
• C) The microbial community of agricultural soils is more phylogenetically diverse than the microbial community of native prairie soils.
• D) The ammonia monooxygenase gene is present in members of the phylum Verrucomicrobium.

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Definitions:

Correct Decision

A conclusion or judgement that is accurate, based on the evaluation of evidence or data.

Type II Error

Occurs in hypothesis testing when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, leading to the false conclusion that a difference or effect does not exist when it actually does.

Power

The probability that a statistical test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis; related to the capability to detect an effect if there is one.

Type II Error

The error that occurs when a statistical test fails to reject a false null hypothesis.