Question

We observe a frog that carries its babies on its back away from where the eggs hatched. Two questions about this observation follow. Which (X or Y) is an appropriate causal question? X. Does the frog do this to move the babies to a place where they will be safer? Y. Why does the frog expend time and energy moving its offspring from the place where they were hatched?

Select one:

a. X, because this is the more specific of the two questions

b. X, because we can test this idea but not the idea presented in Y

c. Y, because this statement tells what we should expect to find in nature

d. Y, because it is not a hypothesis itself but could be answered by a hypothesis

Answer 1

Ans.

Option D

The option d is not a hypothesis, but it could be answered by a hypothesis. The frog wants a safe place to hatch the egg but a good place to feed and support the baby. Hatching is possible without resources but growing needs a different place.