If a student wanted to determine whether pill bugs prefer a moist or dry environ

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If a student wanted to determine whether pill bugs prefer a moist or dry environment, which of the following scenarios would be the best way to analyze data from the experiment? Explain your answer.
a.Total the number of pill bugs on the dry side throughout the entire experiment and compare this with the number on the wet side throughout the experiment.
b.after waiting 5 minutes for the pill bugs to acclimate, count the number of pill bugs on the dry side every 30 sec. for 5 min. Toatl and average the results, and compare this with the number of pill bugs on the wet side during this same time interval.
c.compare the number of pill bugs on the dry side at the end of 10 min with the # of pill bugs on the wet side at the end of 10 min.
d.divide the number of pill bugs on the dry side throughout the experiment by the number on the wet side throughout the experiment.

Explanation / Answer

answer :
b.after waiting 5 minutes for the pill bugs to acclimate, count the number of pill bugs on the dry side every 30 sec. for 5 min. Total and average the results, and compare this with the number of pill bugs on the wet side during this same time interval.

analysis of results cannot started , till the bugs are acclimated in experiment

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