A Certain Species of Flea Only Drinks the Blood of Elephants.How

question 20

Multiple Choice

A certain species of flea only drinks the blood of elephants.How would you best describe this flea's trophic level?

• A)producer
• B)primary consumer
• C)secondary consumer
• D)decomposer

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Definitions:

Parameter

A numerical characteristic or measure of a population, such as its mean or variance, which is often estimated using sample data.

Population

The entire aggregation of items or individuals from which samples can be drawn for statistical analysis.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information available to estimate another piece of information or the parameter of a distribution.

Paired Differences

Refers to the differences between paired observations in a sample, often used in statistical tests to analyze changes or effects in repeated measurements.