Many Fungi Are _______, Associating with Photosynthetic Organisms to Form

question 157

Multiple Choice

Many fungi are _______, associating with photosynthetic organisms to form mycorrhizae or lichens.

• A) symbiotic
• B) parasitic
• C) saprobic
• D) photosynthetic
• E) predatory

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A tool to evaluate the distribution's breadth or heterogeneity of a set of data.

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

A non-parametric statistical test used to compare two independent samples to determine if they come from the same distribution.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, often represented as H0 in statistical tests, to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.

Wilcoxon Test

A non-parametric statistical test used to compare two paired groups and determine whether their population mean ranks differ.