Astudent wants to know which part of his local beach contains the most turtle nests during nesting season. he makes a prediction to investigate based on his observations and plans his experiment. he performs the experiment to collect data. once his experiment is completed, he gathers his evidence and analyzes it to form a conclusion. what part of the scientific method is he missing from this investigation? ask a question. construct a hypothesis. do background research. analyze the evidence.

The collared lizard is a species found in the desert southwest. male collared lizards show considerable color variation, ranging from brightly colored to a very dull pattern. your goal is to determine the function, if any, of male color patterns in collared lizards, using the scientific method. your tentative explanation is that male color plays a role in attracting females for mating purposes. you predict that females will preferentially choose brightly colored males over dull-colored ones. to test this prediction, you observed the interactions of female collared lizards with their male counterparts. you selected males that were the same age and size, and that differed only in their coloration pattern. you placed equal numbers of the two types of male lizards, bright and dull, in aquariums, along with one female lizard per aquarium. out of 350 aquariums observed, the female chose to mate with the brightly colored male 277 times, and the dull-colored male 70 times. in 3 instances, the females did not mate with either type. create a bar graph of your data, plotting the type of male (dull or brightly colored) on the x-axis. on the y-axis, plot the frequency with which each type of male was chosen by females. using this graph, answer the following question(s). is it reasonable to conclude (i. e., is it supported by the data) that female collared lizards prefer more brightly colored male lizards over dull-colored males?

2. cheryl hears a new song on the radio every day during the week on her commute to work. surprisingly, when the song comes on at a party on saturday night, she knows most of the words without trying. describe the three ways that we use cognition to learn without reinforcement. which type of cognitive learning without reinforcement best explains how cheryl knew the song lyrics? explain your answer.

Why are current extinctions of concern to enviromentalists?