Question

A field researcher who studies lions conjectured that the more time a cub spends playing, the sooner the cub will begin to hunt. observational data were collected from 20 lion cubs. the researcher recorded how long they spent playing and the age when they began hunting. because male and female lions have different hunting behaviors, the researcher recorded the data for males and females separately. the two scatterplots show the data for the 10 female lions and the 10 male lions. based on the scatterplots, for which gender does there appear to be evidence that the more time a lion cub spends playing, the sooner the cub is likely to begin hunting?
A) For female cubs only

B) For male cubs only

C) For both male cubs and female cubs, with equal evidence

D) For both male cubs and female cubs, with more evidence for female cubs than for male cubs

E) For neither male cubs nor female cubs

Answer 1

Answer:

A). For female cubs only.

Explanation:

The study reveals that play is vital in the growth of the lion cubs and it also assists in developing bonds along with hunting skills in the lion cubs. Therefore, the more time a cub spends on playing, there are more likely chances that they would begin to hunt is 'for female cubs only' as the male cubs display a lesser interest towards learning hunting and they are more inclined towards protecting their place as well as pride. Thus, the female cubs begin to hunt by observing their mother. Thus, option A is the correct answer.