<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Choose a suitable data structure for finding the minimum and maximum element from a collection of numbers.
<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Heap is an appropriate data structure for finding the minimum and maximum elements from a collection of numbers as it allows for efficient access to the minimum and maximum values using the min-heap and max-heap properties.<|im_end|>
