Independent of Whether an Organism Is an Endotherm or Ectoderm

question 44

Multiple Choice

Independent of whether an organism is an endotherm or ectoderm, the least reliable indicator of an animal's metabolic rate is the amount of ________.

• A) food eaten in one day
• B) heat generated in one day
• C) oxygen used in mitochondria in one day
• D) water consumed in one day

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement or hypothesis that suggests there is no statistical significance between the two variables being studied or no effect of an experimental variable.

P > 0.05

Indicates that the probability of obtaining the observed data, or more extreme, under the null hypothesis is greater than 5%, suggesting results are not statistically significant.

T Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups to determine if they are significantly different from each other.

P < 0.05

Indicates that the probability of obtaining the observed data, or more extreme, under the null hypothesis is less than 5%, suggesting statistically significant results.