Question

Imagine that you are a marine biologist and you notice that a certain type of crab tends to be considerably smaller in a local bay than the same type of crab is in the water outside the bay. What hypothesis might account for this difference? How would you go about testing this hypothesis?

Answer 1

Answer:

go to google then look it up

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Hi, I can try to help.

One hypothesis that could account for the difference in size between the two crabs is the amount of salt in the water. (also called salinity.) Written in "if-then" scientific form, this would be:

"If the salinity levels are lower in a local bay than outside the bay, then the  crabs in the local bay will be considerably smaller than the crabs living outside the bay."

You could go about testing this by measuring the salinity levels where the crabs live, and seeing if there's a major difference in the two bodies of water.

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