Scientists estimate that there are more than 20,000 species of ants. The species range in size from 1 mm long to 38 mm long and live in most environments. The diets of ants range from flowers and seeds to fluids from their own larvae. Ants have been able to successfully inhabit so many different environments because their populations have been able to — occupy habitats that have no other life-forms
occupy habitats that have no other life-forms

fill niches usually occupied by mammals
fill niches usually occupied by mammals

adapt to a variety of habitats and food sources
adapt to a variety of habitats and food sources

hybridize with other species of insects

One statements is an example of a scientific observation. another statement is an example of a scientific explanation. identify the correct statement for each category to illustrate how scientific explanations are inferred from scientific observations.

Ausable water source is one that can be used by humans for drinking or agriculture. identify the water reservoirs as usable or unusable based on their current state. oceans rivers glaciers freshwater lakes groundwater

(drag each tile to the correct identify which questions can be answered by what can be answered by science or which cannot. -is it right or wrong to use genetic engineering to produce new food products? -what are the most common social settings that tend to produce accomplished artists? -if a new gene is added to the genome of a tomato species, will that species be more resistant to insects? -should humans use biotechnology to bring extinct organisms from the fossil record back to life? -do the types of organisms found in the fossil record appear in consistent sequences in different parts of the world? -are michelangelo's paintings more impressive than rembrandt's?