By Monitoring Financial Diaries of Several of the World's Poorest

question 61

Multiple Choice

By monitoring financial diaries of several of the world's poorest families,economists found that a challenge facing the poor was:

• A) they did save any money to pay down debts.
• B) their income fluctuated a lot, in addition to being low.
• C) they often did not diversify their savings and had "their eggs all in one basket".
• D) All of these are true.

Understand the various modes of animal reproduction and their evolutionary significance.

Describe the process and significance of parthenogenesis in certain species.

Identify and describe the structures involved in human reproduction and their functions.

Explain the mechanisms that generate genetic diversity in sexually reproducing animals.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, typically mean, estimating the variability.

Confidence Interval

A lineup of values, acquired through sample analysis, supposed to include the unascertained value of a population parameter.

Sample

A smaller group chosen from a larger population for the purposes of conducting surveys, observations, or interviews to gather data representative of the whole population.