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Chapter 11: Q. 28 (page 753)

Python eggs How is the hatching of water python eggs influenced by the temperature of

the snake’s nest? Researchers randomly assigned newly laid eggs to one of three water

temperatures: hot, neutral, or cold. Hot duplicates the extra warmth provided by the

mother python, and cold duplicates the absence of the mother. Here are segmented bar graphs showing the results of the experiment. Describe what you see.

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The frequency of hatched eggs is the greatest in hot water, followed by neutral water and cold water.

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Given information

We have been given a graph which gives us the relative frequency of hatched eggs to unhatched eggs in cold water, neutral water and hot water.

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Explanation

It can be inferred from the graph that the relative frequency of hatched eggs to unhatched eggs is 0.7in the case of hot water, between 0.7and 0.6in case of neutral water, and 0.6in case of cold water. Thus, the decreasing order of the relative frequency of hatched to unhatched eggs in the three temperatures of water is: hot water, neutral water, and cold water.

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