The Average Number of Mosquitoes in a Stagnant Pond Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

The average number of mosquitoes in a stagnant pond is 60 per square meter with a standard deviation of 12. If 16 square meters are chosen at random for a mosquito count, find the probability that the average of those counts is more than 63.0 mosquitoes per square meter. Assume that the variable is normally
Distributed.

• A) 0.4587
• B) 0.1587
• C) 0.1107
• D) -0.0013

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Definitions:

ADP

Adenosine diphosphate, a molecule involved in cellular energy transfer, acting as a precursor to ATP during cellular respiration.

Electron Transport Chain

A sequence of molecular structures that facilitates the movement of electrons from donors to acceptors through oxidation-reduction reactions, while simultaneously moving protons (H+ ions) through a membrane.

Thylakoid Membrane

A membrane-bound compartment inside chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, which is the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Carbon Fixation

The process by which inorganic carbon (principally in the form of carbon dioxide) is converted to organic compounds by living organisms.