What Did the Comparative Study on Chytridiomycosis Teach Scientists Studying

question 50

Multiple Choice

What did the comparative study on chytridiomycosis teach scientists studying white-nose syndrome in bats?

• A)It was probably not a fungal infection affecting the bats and scientists needed to look elsewhere for a cause.
• B)Chytridiomycosis affected only certain amphibians,so the comparative study could not teach the scientists anything useful.
• C)A novel fungal infection could spread to colonies and cause dramatic population crashes,as seen in the comparative study.
• D)Humans were responsible for the spread of chytridiomycosis,but not white-nose syndrome.
• E)White-nose syndrome affects bats but does not cause death in organisms like chytridiomycosis does in amphibians.

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Definitions:

Gender Differences

The distinctions in characteristics, roles, behaviors, or attributes typically associated with being male or female, influenced by biological, cultural, and social factors.

Control Group

A group in an experiment or study that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested groups do.

Experimental Group

In research, the group of participants who are exposed to the independent variable to assess its effect on a dependent variable, contrasted with a control group.

P-value

A statistical measure that helps scientists and researchers determine the significance of their experiment's results, indicating the probability of observing the results by chance.