Relative to the Number of Described Species That Are Currently

question 103

Multiple Choice

Relative to the number of described species that are currently alive on Earth, there are about _______ as many described fossil species.As a result, scientists conclude that many species have evolved and gone extinct without being documented.

• A) 1/100
• B) 1/6
• C) twice
• D) six times
• E) one hundred times

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Definitions:

≠ Symbol

Represents "not equal to" in mathematical expressions.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that states there is a statistically significant relationship between variables, contrasting the null hypothesis.

Directional

Pertains to specifying the direction of an effect or relationship in hypotheses or experimental research.

Non-directional

Hypotheses that predict a relationship between variables without specifying the direction of the relationship.