Refer to the Table

question 14

Multiple Choice

Refer to the table. According to the table, do ocean organisms show the same general trends in response to climate change as are shown by terrestrial organisms?

• A) No; they are not migrating in response to changing temperatures.
• B) No; they show increased abundance rather than change in location.
• C) It is impossible to say; terrestrial and ocean organisms cannot be compared.
• D) Yes; like terrestrial organisms, they are migrating as the temperatures rise.
• E) Yes; like terrestrial organisms, they are shifting upward in elevation.

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Definitions:

Rosenthal Effect

Also known as the Pygmalion effect, the phenomenon in which higher expectations lead to an increase in performance; a form of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Double-Masked Study

A type of clinical trial where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, reducing bias.

Selection Bias

A distortion in the outcome of a study due to non-random selection of participants, leading to an unrepresentative sample.

Double-Masked

A study design in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which participants belong to the control group and which to the experimental group, to prevent bias.