Alli and her classmates want to know which species of oak produces the acorns that squirrels prefer. which possible procedure is likely to produce the most reliable results?
work together to observe where one squirrel spends most of its time, and record which acorns it buries for one hour, repeating daily for two weeks.
dig up and identify each type of acorn buried under one tree at the end of each day for a three-week period.
divide up and observe squirrels in ten locations for two hours, then dig up and identify each type of acorn buried by squirrels, repeating daily for two weeks.
observe and record the number of squirrels that approach each species of tree in a specific location for one hour each day for two days.