Question

Dr. Kaylan is an ecologist who studies bird behavior. She sets up an experiment to test which type of food crows are most likely to eat when given a choice between walnuts, corn, and sunflower seeds.

To perform her experiment, Dr. Kaylan places three food bins in an area frequented by crows. Each bin contains one of the three food types. Then, she measures how much of each food type is eaten every day for a month and summarizes the results of her experiment in the pie chart below.

Answer 1

Based on her results, Dr. Kaylan concludes that crows choose to eat corn more frequently than other food sources because it has a higher nutritional value. What is a reasonable alternate conclusion that can be drawn from Dr. Kaylan's data?






A:Crows eat corn more frequently than other food sources because it is easier to open corn husks than to open the shells of the other food sources.

B:Crows eat sunflower seeds more frequently than other food sources because they prefer the taste of the sunflower seeds.

C:Crows eat walnuts more frequently than other food sources because their appearance and texture are more appealing than the other available food sources.

D:Crows eat corn more frequently than other food sources because there were no other food sources available to them.

Answer 2

@douglaswinslowcooper Do u think u can help me with this?

Answer 3

Glad you asked. Pie chart not showing up on my computer. Hard to open walnut shells! Sunflower seeds easier. Corn easiest? Probably. Which food dominated pie chart? There is: corn > sunflower >walnut. That rules out both B and C. D seems wrong, as sunflower and walnut were available. A is best, right?

Answer 4

Did get pie chart.

Answer 5

Yes your absolutely correct! thanks again