Genetic Manipulation Has Enabled Chestnut Trees to

question 19

Multiple Choice

Genetic manipulation has enabled chestnut trees to

• A) develop resistance to a blight.
• B) develop resistance to insects.
• C) flower earlier in the season.
• D) grow faster.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of values calculated from sample data, anticipated to surround the value of an unexpressed population parameter.

Population Means

The average value of a characteristic in a population.

90% Confidence

A statistical term indicating that there is a 90 percent chance that the true parameter is within the calculated confidence interval.

Standard Deviation

An statistical measure that quantifies the dispersion or spread of a set of data points around their mean value.