-According to the Diagram, Which Organisms Are Most Closely Related

question 6

Multiple Choice

-According to the diagram, which organisms are most closely related on the tree of life?

• A) amoeba and brown algae
• B) bacteria and animals
• C) fungi and archaea
• D) green algae and plants

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Definitions:

Ordinal

Pertaining to data classification where the order of the values is significant but differences between values are not necessarily consistent.

Interval

An interval in statistics refers to the difference between two points on a scale, often used to measure the distance or gap between data points.

Test Statistic

A number derived from sample observations in a hypothesis test that determines if the null hypothesis should be refused.

Randomized Block

A design of experiment that aims to reduce variation from confounding variables by grouping them into blocks before randomly applying treatments within each block.