A Researcher Discovers a New Prokaryote Whose Genome Is ~8

question 18

Multiple Choice

A researcher discovers a new prokaryote whose genome is ~8 Mb in size. Based on the figure shown, what type of organism is this likely to be?

• A) free-living bacterium
• B) obligate parasitic bacterium
• C) obligate symbiontic bacterium
• D) Archaean

Interpret confidence intervals in the context of the difference between two population means.

Identify and explain the use of t-tests and significance levels in hypothesis testing.

Understand and differentiate between one-tailed and two-tailed tests.

Analyze and compare variances and standard deviations between two samples.

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