Photosynthetic Life Existing on a Planet Farther from the Sun

question 9

Multiple Choice

Photosynthetic life existing on a planet farther from the Sun than the Earth would most likely be

• A) smaller, less efficient at collecting solar radiation or have a faster metabolism than photosynthetic life on Earth
• B) identical to photosynthetic life on Earth
• C) larger, more efficient at collecting solar radiation or have a slower metabolism than photosynthetic life on Earth
• D) impossible

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Mean

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p < .05

A statistical term indicating that the probability of the observed data, or more extreme, if the null hypothesis were true, is less than 5%, often used as a threshold for statistical significance.