Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE Regarding the Fossil

question 137

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the fossil record?

• A)Humans appear relatively recently in the fossil record.
• B)Tetrapods appear before mammals in the fossil record.
• C)Vertebrates appear after microorganisms in the fossil record.
• D)Compared to other types of plants (i.e., seed plants), grasses appear relatively recently in the fossil record.
• E)All of these choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Chi-Square

A statistical method employed to assess whether a notable difference exists between the frequencies that are observed and those that are anticipated across one or more categories.

Row Variable

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Column Variable

A variable represented by columns in a dataset, where each column contains values of the variable for each observation.

Alpha

In statistics, often represents the significance level used in hypothesis testing, indicating the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis.