Cougars defend a relatively large territory; consider the following facts and estimate how much area a cougar would require: a cougar requires 490 kg annually and obtains most of its food from deer, which average 55 kg. in a typical deer habitat, the npp is 35 kg per acre. one deer consumes approximately 1,150 kg of vegetation each year.

a. 300 acres

b. 1,925 acres

c. 3,000 acres

d. 4,500 acres

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.