Figure 53.6 -Treehoppers (A Type of Insect)produce Honeydew,which Ants Use for Food.Treehoppers

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Figure 53.6
-Treehoppers (a type of insect) produce honeydew,which ants use for food.Treehoppers have a major predator,the jumping spider.Researchers hypothesized that the ants would protect the treehoppers from the spiders.In an experiment,researchers followed study plots with ants removed from the system and compared them to a control plot.In the figure above,what can you conclude?

• A)Ants do somehow protect the treehoppers from spiders.
• B)Ants do not protect the treehoppers from spiders.
• C)Ants reduce the numbers of treehoppers.
• D)No specific conclusions can be drawn from this figure.

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