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A further experiment was conducted to test whether predators

Last updated: 3/1/2024

A further experiment was conducted to test whether predators

A further experiment was conducted to test whether predators could be attracted by the smell of frass Artificial shekers similar to those of the caterpillars were placed with either 6 frass pellets or 6 bends designed to look like frass Predator wasps were introduced to the containers Each wasp had to individually choose between a larva in a shelter with its frass and a larva in a shelter with pellets to visually imitate the frass but not the small The percentage of time spent by each wesp at each container was recorded 100 Percentage 50 Time Visits 4 What CLAIM can be made from the collected data The frass shelter had time more than visits and the bread shelter had more visits than time 5 What is the independent variable Bead Sholter Frans Shelter Time What is the dependent variable Visits 6 Summarize the EVIDENCE that supports the claim 7 Consider both data sets Answer the experimental question and use REASONING in the analysis with regard to the behavior of flinging frass 8 Extension Another hypothesis suggests that frass flinging occurs because waste reduces overall fitness and health of the larvae Describe data that would need to be collected to confirm this hypothesis