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If a contaminant is the cause of death, then the death rate of bats will increase in areas with higher levels of contamination.
When scientists first noticed that bats were dying, many different competing hypotheses were proposed. One hypothesis was that an environmental contaminant, such as a pesticide, was causing the death of the bats. Based on this alternate hypothesis, which of the following represents one or more possible predictions?
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If a contaminant is the cause of death, then exposure of bats to the contaminant will lead to illness and death.
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If a contaminant is the cause, then exposure will lead to viral infection in the bats.
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If a contaminant is the cause of death, then contaminants will be detected or measured in the cave or in the bats.
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A contaminant is causing the white fuzz on the bats.
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