Which of the Following Groups Would Be Most Likely to Exhibit

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following groups would be most likely to exhibit uniform dispersion?

• A) red squirrels, which actively defend territories
• B) cattails, which grow primarily at edges of lakes and streams
• C) dwarf mistletoes, which parasitize particular species of forest tree
• D) moths, in a city at night
• E) lake trout, which seek out cold, deep water high in dissolved oxygen

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Definitions:

Antioxidants

Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation, a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals and chain reactions that may damage the cells of organisms.

Population Variances

The squared deviations of a population's values from the mean, indicating how widely the population data is spread out.

Pooled Proportion Estimate

A method to estimate the combined proportion of two or more groups by pooling their successes and trials.

Proportion of Successes

It is the fraction of successes in a series of Bernoulli trials, representing the number of successes divided by the total number of trials.