Edge Effects Are Often Damaging to the Biodiversity of the Original

question 133

Multiple Choice

Edge effects are often damaging to the biodiversity of the original habitat because they

• A) increase pollution in the original habitat.
• B) increase the amount of living space in the original habitat.
• C) result in habitats more similar to the new habitat than to the original one.
• D) result in habitats more similar to the original habitat than to the new one.
• E) decrease competition among species in the original habitat.

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Definitions:

Likelihood

Likelihood in statistical analysis is the probability that a particular set of observations would occur given a specific model.

Wilcoxon Rank Test

A nonparametric statistical test that compares two paired groups to determine if their population mean ranks differ.

McNemar Test

A statistical analysis applied to matched nominal data to assess if the frequencies at the margins of rows and columns are the same.

Nonparametric Tests

Statistical tests that do not assume a specific distribution for the data, often used when data do not meet the assumptions required for parametric tests.