The Figure Below Shows Various Groups Drawn in Sizes Proportional

question 72

Multiple Choice

The figure below shows various groups drawn in sizes proportional to their contribution to known biodiversity.
If the current extinction crisis continues, in future versions of the diagram, _______ will most likely be _______.

• A) terrestrial vertebrates drawn to smaller scales
• B) plants; drawn to larger scales
• C) prokaryotes; drawn to smaller scales
• D) birds; entirely absent

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Definitions:

Sampled Population

The subset of a larger population that is selected for the purpose of a scientific study or statistical analysis.

Degrees Of Freedom

A concept in statistics referring to the number of independent values or quantities which can vary in the computation of a statistic, often related to the number of observations in a sample minus the number of restrictions or parameters.

T-Distribution

A type of probability distribution that is symmetric and bell-shaped, used in statistics for small sample sizes when the population variance is unknown.

Confidence Interval

A scope of values, derived through sample statistical methods, seen as likely to include the value of an unascertained population parameter.