Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)Stems and leaves depend on the water and minerals absorbed by the roots.
• B)Roots depend upon sugars produced in photosynthetic organs such as leaves.
• C)Plant root hairs help to absorb carbon dioxide from the soil.
• D)The shoot system of a plant consists of the stems, leaves, and adaptations for reproduction.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement or hypothesis that assumes there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the basis for statistical testing.

Level of Significance

The threshold chosen for determining whether a statistical result is significant in hypothesis testing, typically set at values like 0.05, 0.01, etc.

Rejected

In statistical analysis, this term refers to the decision to dismiss the null hypothesis when the test statistic falls outside of the designated critical region.

P-value

The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the test, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.