Reptiles Display Many Adaptations Supporting a Terrestrial Lifestyle; the Most

question 77

Multiple Choice

Reptiles display many adaptations supporting a terrestrial lifestyle; the most significant in reducing their dependency on an aquatic habitat is ________.

• A) keratinized scales
• B) ectothermy
• C) the amniotic egg
• D) the three-chambered heart

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A distribution quantifying the chances of a specific amount of occurrences happening within a set period or spatial region.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that a certain event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Sales

The exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something.

Poisson Approximation

A statistical technique used to estimate the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.