As part of your research project, you travel to an island to learn more about the habitats and relationships of flies, spiders, and centipedes. You and your assistant plot out five different areas on the island and count the numbers of flies, spiders, and centipedes living in each plot. Your results show the following: Plot Flies Spiders Centipedes1300254242617103147152147397805791393The hypothesis that closely matches the data provided is:
A. herbivorous insects survive best on islands where spiders and centipedes live.
B. herbivorous insects and spider populations are decreased by centipedes.
C. herbivorous insects feed on spiders and centipedes.
D. spiders are the top predators on all islands.
Answer: B
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The designation CRE refers to
What will be an ideal response?