The Ability of an Ecosystem to Recover Quickly from a Disturbance

question 93

Multiple Choice

The ability of an ecosystem to recover quickly from a disturbance and return to its original state is known as

• A) resilience.
• B) vicariance.
• C) punctuated equilibrium.
• D) succession.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that states there is no difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to test against in statistical hypothesis testing.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that proposes a difference or effect, contrasting the null hypothesis.

Expected Frequencies

The anticipated counts in each category of a contingency table assuming no association between the variables.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis used in statistics that proposes no significant difference or effect.