Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?

Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific process?

• analyze

• explain

• keep your answers secret

• investigate

_____ is a central part of the scientific process.

• Memorizing information

• Counting zebra stripes

• Asking questions

• Counting flies

Tim Caro's team used _______ to help make observations.

• video cameras

• telescopes

• satellites

• bug repellent

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Caro wanted to know _________.

• if flies bite horses more than they bite zebras

• if zebra stripes stop flies from biting zebras

• if zebras eat flies

• how flies eat

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Which of the following is NOT true about the findings of Caro's experiment?

• Fewer flies landed on animals wearing zebra-striped coats than animals with black coats.

• Fewer flies landed on zebras than horses

• Flies stayed away from horses with black coats

• Flies landed on the heads of horses wearing zebra stripes

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