Question

Select the statement(s) that accurately describe the data that might be gathered during this experiment.


The cricket in the room temperature tank chirped 43 times in the beginning and 42 times after 5 minutes.

The cricket in the cold tank seemed happier in the beginning and sadder after 5 minutes.

The cricket in the warm tank ate 1 ounce of food in the beginning and 3 ounces after 5 minutes.

The cricket in the cold tank chirped 40 times in the beginning and 29 times after 5 minutes.

The cricket in the warm tank chirped 44 times in the beginning and 81 times after 5 minutes.

Answer 1

Select the objective, quantitative observations about chirping (not subjective feelings or unrelated variables):

- The cricket in the room temperature tank chirped 43 times in the beginning and 42 times after 5 minutes.
- The cricket in the cold tank chirped 40 times in the beginning and 29 times after 5 minutes.
- The cricket in the warm tank chirped 44 times in the beginning and 81 times after 5 minutes.

Exclude:
- "seemed happier…" — subjective, not measurable data.
- "ate 1 ounce…" — a different variable (food consumption), not chirp-count data.