Dr. Thistle wanted to test Dr. Garnet’s experiment but could…
Dr. Thistle wanted to test Dr. Garnet’s experiment but could only access a single tree with emerald ash borer infestation. Dr. Thistle injects the tree with the insecticide and then determines the percent of larvae killed. Dr. Thistle then reintroduces the emerald ash borer to the tree and repeats the experiment 49 more times. Is this experimental design valid?
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(Use the following information for the next two questions) The emerald ash borer is considered one of the most destructive invasive species for trees in North America, specifically targeting ash trees. Most of the damage comes from the larvae which bore inside the tree for nutrients while disrupting the tree’s nutrition and water transport systems, ultimately leading to the tree’s death. Dr. Garnet wants to test whether a new injectable insecticide is effective against the emerald ash borer larvae. This insecticide prevents the larvae from feeding, ultimately leading to their starvation. To test the insecticide, Dr. Garnet finds a forest plot containing 50 infected ash trees. Dr. Garnet injects 25 of the trees with the 100 mL of the new insecticide and the remaining 25 trees with 100 mL of a neutral aqueous solution (similar to saline for humans). Dr. Garnet then determines the percent of larvae killed by counting the total number of living and dead larvae in the sample of trees.Which of the following is the best scientific mechanistic hypothesis for Dr. Garnet’s study?
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Cotton-topped tamarins are small primates with tufts of long white hair on their heads. While studying these creatures, you notice that males with longer hair get more opportunities to mate and father more offspring. To test the hypothesis that having longer hair is adaptive in these males, you should ________. (Choose the best answer)
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