Asked by Akim

William's science class staked out plots of soil throughout the school yard. The plots were all the same size, 1 meter X 1 meter square. Each morning, for one week, they counted the earthworms they found in each plot. Once their data had been collected the teacher asked for a reasonable explanation for the count in plot C. Which explanation is the MOST reasonable based on the students data?
Responses

A The students counted wrong each time they collected the data.The students counted wrong each time they collected the data.

B Plot C was much smaller than the other plots.Plot C was much smaller than the other plots.

C Plot C was filled with dry, sandy soil.Plot C was filled with dry, sandy soil.

D Plot C was in a shady, damp spot.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
D

Earthworms prefer cool, moist, shady soil, so a shady, damp spot would explain a high worm count in plot C. The plots were all the same size (so B is wrong), counting error (A) is unlikely as the best explanation, and dry sandy soil (C) would lead to fewer, not more, worms.