Most Bats Are Inactive During the Day (This Is Known

question 22

Multiple Choice

Most bats are inactive during the day (this is known as torpor) and feed during the night. The graph below shows hypothetical data for a bat species.

-Bats contain brown fat between their shoulder blades. How could this brown fat be an adaptation to torpor?

• A) Brown fat has many mitochondria, so it can produce more ATP.
• B) Brown fat can produce heat and ATP through fermentation.
• C) The mitochondria in brown fat can produce heat without making ATP.
• D) It is not an adaptation; white fat is what they need to produce heat.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

A hypothesis that contradicts the null hypothesis and is usually what the researcher aims to prove.

Average Number

This term often refers to the arithmetic mean, which is calculated by summing all numbers in a set and dividing by the count of those numbers.

Type II Error

A statistical error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, also known as a "false negative" finding.

Null Hypothesis

The null hypothesis is a statement in hypothesis testing that there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as a default position until evidence suggests otherwise.