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