As fall arrived, Steven saw that many homes had chrysanthemums planted in their flowerbeds. Their golden colors always signal the oncoming fall season. Many plants respond to seasonal changes. In fall, certain kinds of trees lose their leaves and enter a period of dormancy. Define dormancy and give one reason why it may occur. List the processes that occur when a tree enters dormancy.

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.