Geckos Are Lizards with Specialized Toe Pads That Enable Them

Multiple Choice

Geckos are lizards with specialized toe pads that enable them to easily climb all sorts of surfaces. A research team examined the adhesive properties of 7 Tokay geckos. Following are the toe-pad areas (in square centimeters, cm²) for this sample:
5.6 4.9 6.0 5.1 5.5 5.1 7.5
Using the correct units, what is the value of the sample variance of toe-pad areas?

A) 0.89 cm²
B) 0.89 cm⁴
C) 0.79 cm²
D) 0.79 cm⁴