The Sum Total of All the Microbes in a Certain

question 27

Multiple Choice

The sum total of all the microbes in a certain environment is termed the ______.

• A)microbiome
• B)microbial niche
• C)domain
• D)biofilm
• E)phylogeny

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The arrangement of probabilities for a specified statistic, coming from a randomly chosen sample.

Sample Proportion

The fraction of the total sample that represents a particular trait or characteristic.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric around the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Sample Size

The number of individual observations or elements taken from a population to form a sample for the purpose of statistical analysis.