The Number of Chromosomes Characteristic of Eukaryotes,in General

question 69

Multiple Choice

The number of chromosomes characteristic of eukaryotes,in general,

• A)can usually be determined without the use of a microscope.
• B)can usually be predicted from the size of the organism.
• C)change as the organisms grow and age.
• D)vary considerably from 2 to over 1000 in different species.
• E)vary depending on the type of the cell in the same organism.

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Definitions:

Population Parameters

Numeric characteristics that describe or summarize features of an entire population, such as mean or standard deviation.

Outliers

Data points that differ significantly from other observations in a data set, possibly indicating a variable error or an unusual event.

Sample Proportion

The ratio of participants or units in a sample exhibiting a particular characteristic to the total sample size, often used in statistical analysis.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data points, calculated as the square root of the variance.