the introductory passage discusses the importance of being able to study anme in a pure culture instead of in the consortium that exists in nature. many bacteria exist in biofilms in nature. based on the information in the passage and in the chapter, is it possible to create a pure culture of a species that normally exists in biofilms?

Astudent 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? perform an experiment by cleaning the scent away from part of the trail. draw a conclusion that the ants follow a scent trail. make a prediction about what the ants will do after she cleans away part of the trail. hypothesize that the ants are following a scent trail that the first ant left.