Methane Utilization by Methylotrophs Is an Environmentally Important Process

question 34

Multiple Choice

Methane utilization by methylotrophs is an environmentally important process.Why?

• A)Methane is a dead-end energy source.
• B)The process prevents methane,a greenhouse gas,from entering the atmosphere.
• C)Methane is toxic to fish.
• D)Methane inhibits photosynthesis.
• E)The process prevents lakes from becoming anoxic.

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Definitions:

Distribution

In statistics, refers to the way in which values of a variable are spread or distributed across a range.

Null Hypothesis

It is a statistical hypothesis that asserts there is no significant effect or difference, serving as a default assumption until evidence suggests otherwise.

Normally Distributed

A symmetric probability distribution centered around the mean, illustrating that occurrences are more frequent near the mean and less frequent as they move away from it.

Critical Value

A threshold value used in hypothesis testing, which a test statistic must exceed to reject the null hypothesis.