The northern elephant seal was almost hunted to extinction in the 1800s. By the late 1890s, approximately one hundred seals were left, reducing the types of seals found in the population. What will be the consequence of this reduction?
A. Competition within the population will increase.
B. Inbreeding will be less frequent among the remaining population.
C. The elephant seals will be more vulnerable to environmental change.
D. The surviving elephant seals will be better able to adapt.

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.