Based Upon the Features Listed, Which of the Following Species

question 6

Multiple Choice

Based upon the features listed, which of the following species is the most likely to go extinct?

• A) Species A has a small population, has a narrow habitat tolerance, and lives on an island.
• B) Species B has a large population, can withstand a large spectrum of environmental conditions, and lives all over the United States.
• C) Species C has a small population, can withstand a large spectrum of environmental conditions, and lives within a small section of the forest.
• D) Species D has a moderate population, can withstand a moderate spectrum of environmental conditions, and lives on an island.
• E) Species E has a large local population, broad tolerance to environmental change, and a large geographic range.

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Definitions:

Margin of Error

An indication of the confidence in the results of a survey or poll, expressed as a percentage that describes the potential error in estimating a population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that is likely to contain the true value of an unknown parameter, often used in statistical analysis to indicate the reliability of an estimate.

Two-proportion Z-test

A statistical test used to compare two population proportions to determine if they are different.

Null Hypothesis

In statistical hypothesis testing, it represents the hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default or initial assumption.