Urban Heat Islands (Part A): Testing a Prediction Select the two best experimental designs for comparing the thermal tolerance of ants in urban areas to ants in nearby rural areas.


Answer:
• Measure the heat tolerance of many ants of the same species as a function of the distance they live from a city center.
• Measure the heat tolerance of many ants of the same species from a city center and from a rural area in the same region.

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