A student sees several ants walking up a wall following the exact same trail that an ant took earlier. She wants to apply the scientific method to determine how the ants detected the trail. Which of these steps would come first in her application of the scientific method? A.) Perform an experiment by cleaning the scent away from part of the trail. B.) Draw a conclusion that the ants follow a scent trail. C.) Make a prediction about what the ants will do after she cleans away part of the trail. D.) Hypothesize that the ants are following a scent trail that the first ant left.

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Riley Ward

7 February, 23:27

A student sees several ants walking up a wall following the exact same trail that an ant took earlier. She wants to apply the scientific method to determine how the ants detected the trail. Which of these steps would come first in her application of the scientific method? A.) Perform an experiment by cleaning the scent away from part of the trail. B.) Draw a conclusion that the ants follow a scent trail. C.) Make a prediction about what the ants will do after she cleans away part of the trail. D.) Hypothesize that the ants are following a scent trail that the first ant left.

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Ronnie Sullivan · Answer 1

"Hypothesize that the ants are following a scent trail that the first ant left" is the step among the choices given in the question that would come first in her application of the scientific method. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the fourth option or option "D".