Refer to the Figure

question 2

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure.
If the data collected for the graph were not gathered simply to describe the hearing abilities of the fly, then (for the biologists who did the research) the graph constitutes a

• A) hypothesis on why the fly species has been able to survive to the present.
• B) test of a prediction on fly hearing ability, based on the kind of sound frequencies produced by crickets.
• C) check on the prediction that crickets should have evolved the ability to avoid their fly parasites.
• D) test of the hypothesis that fly hearing abilities are designed to help the species maintain a stable or growing population.

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected for a study or experiment.

Sacagawea

A Lemhi Shoshone woman who, as a teenager, helped guide and interpret for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Louis

Refers to several monarchs of France, the most notable being Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, who ruled for 72 years.

Clark

A surname that could refer to various individuals in history, without additional context it's not specific to a single figure.