According to Bergmann's Rule

question 15

Multiple Choice

According to Bergmann's rule,

• A) hominins such as Cro-Magnons were capable of symbolic thinking, because they buried their dead with flowers.
• B) plants and animals that live at the same time evolve together.
• C) animals in colder regions have bulkier body builds.
• D) variation exists because of genetic inheritance.
• E) the longer two populations have been separated, the more genetically disparate they will be.

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Definitions:

Two-tail

Refers to a type of statistical test that considers both the lower and upper tails of the distribution to determine significance.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A non-parametric method for testing whether samples originate from the same distribution, used when the ANOVA assumptions are not met.

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

A non-parametric test used to compare two independent groups and determine if there are differences in their population median values.

Two Populations

Refers to distinct groups being studied, where comparisons are often made between the statistical properties of these groups.