Question

The following experiment is used for the following question vered a species of moth that lays its eggs on oak trees. Eggs are laid at two distinct times of the year: lowering and in midsummer when flowering is past. Caterpillars from eggs that A researcher discove early in spring when the oak trees are f flowers and look like oak flowers, but caterpillars that hatch in summer feed on oak leaves and look like oak twi? To answer this He put at least one How does the same population of moths produce such different-looking caterpillars on the same trees question, the biologist caught many female moths from the same population and collected their eggs. egg from each female into eight identical cups. The eggs hatched, and at least two larvae from each female were maintained in one of the four temperature and light conditions listed below. Temperature Day Length Springlike Springlike Springlike Summerlike Summerlike Springlike Summerlike Summerlike In each of the four environments, one of the caterpillars was fed oak flowers, the other oak leaves. Thus, there were a total ofeight treatment groups (4 environments × 2 diets) hich one of the following is not a plausible hypothesis that can be tested in this experiment A) Th e longer day lengths of summer trigger the development of twig-like caterpillars B) The cooler temperatures of spring trigger the development of flowerlike caterpillars. C) Differences in air pressure, due to differences in elevation, trigger the development of different types of caterpillars D) Differences in diet trigger the development of different types of caterpillars

Answer 1

Answer:

Differences in air pressure, due to differences in elevation, trigger the development of different types of caterpillars.

Explanation:

A hypothesis can be described as a tentative statement which can either be supported by evidence from experiments or it can be discarded if the results of an experiment do not support a hypothesis.

In the scenario, mentioned in the question, the air pressure had nothing to do with the different type of caterpillars being formed neither was it the focus of the experiment.  Hence, the above mentioned hypothesis will not be supported by the experiments.