While observing some ants, a group of German scientists noticed that the ants had an excellent sense of distance. Wondering how this was possible, they decided to perform an experiment.

First, the scientists taught ants to retrieve food from a feeder placed near the ants' home. Then, they removed the lower portion of some of the ants' legs to make them shorter. They also attached tiny stilts to some of the other ants' legs to make them longer. Finally, the scientists watched the altered ants attempt to retrieve food from the feeder.

After several trials, the scientists found that the ants with shortened legs walked toward the feeder but stopped short of it. On the other hand, the ants with lengthened legs walked past the feeder.

Which of the following conclusions can be made given this information?

Ants count their steps while walking.
The ants on stilts were more off balance than other ants.
Altering an ant's leg length has no effect.
The ants were no longer interested in the food.

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While observing some ants, a group of German scientists noticed that the ants had an excellent sense of distance. Wondering how this was possible, they decided to perform an experiment.

First, the scientists taught ants to retrieve food from a feeder placed near the ants' home. Then, they removed the lower portion of some of the ants' legs to make them shorter. They also attached tiny stilts to some of the other ants' legs to make them longer. Finally, the scientists watched the altered ants attempt to retrieve food from the feeder.

After several trials, the scientists found that the ants with shortened legs walked toward the feeder but stopped short of it. On the other hand, the ants with lengthened legs walked past the feeder.

Which of the following conclusions can be made given this information?

Ants count their steps while walking.
    The ants on stilts were more off balance than other ants.
    Altering an ant's leg length has no effect.
    The ants were no longer interested in the food.

anonymous · Answer

After several trials, the scientists found that the ant....
It cut off.

After several trials, the scientists found that the ant....s swarmed all over them and attacked them for doing that stuff to their legs?

anonymous · Answer

It would probably be A, right @SACAPUNTAS

anonymous · Answer

link of the same thing

anonymous · Answer

Ok, if that really happened, that is crazy.

anonymous · Answer

Well it's not C, because it did have an effect.

anonymous · Answer

It can't be D because seriously ants are always interested in food.

anonymous · Answer

and it's not B because the experiment has nothing to do with balance

anonymous · Answer

So.. yeah, I'd agree. I think so too!

anonymous · Answer

So it's A by process of elimination

anonymous · Answer

ok so its just A there isnt any other choices tht resemble to it

anonymous · Answer

I think so.

anonymous · Answer

Yes, it's A.