Which of the Following Is True of Generalists and Specialists

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of generalists and specialists?

• A) A generalist can eat many different types of food.
• B) A specialist can never play a significant role in an ecosystem because it is "so specialized."
• C) A specialist is less likely to become extinct than a generalist if the environment is disturbed because the specialist, by definition, is specially adapted to survive.
• D) All of the above are true.

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Definitions:

Point Estimate

A solitary figure or metric that represents the most probable estimate or optimal prediction for a population parameter, derived from sample data.

Margin of Error

The maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the values together and dividing by the number of values.

T Distribution

A probability distribution used in statistical analysis that compares sample data to the standard normal distribution, especially useful when the sample size is small.