Scientists are studying a group of ant colonies in the Arizona desert. Which question about the ants can be answered scientifica
lly?1Does the amount of sunlight in a day affect how much food the ants eat that day?2Would this type of ant colony be more fun to teach about in a classroom than others?3Which picture of the ants would capture the most attention from people reading about the study?4Will this kind of ants live on Earth after another million years passes?
Answer: 1. Does the amount of sunlight in a day affect how much food the ants eat that day?
A scientific study involves the experimentation set up where various variables are selected to know the facts about different natural phenomena occurring in nature. A scientific inquiry can be answered by changing or manipulating independent variables in an experiment and to know it's effects on the dependent variables. The dependent variable can not be changed or manipulated manually. The actual changes occur in the dependent variable due to the independent variables is the outcome of the experimentation process.
The question "1Does the amount of sunlight in a day affect how much food the ants eat that day?" can be answered scientifically because:
In the given situation the amount of sunlight is the independent variable, which can change naturally, the effect of this change can be observed on the amount of food the ants eats that day which is a dependent variable of this study.
