When asked for an example of an adaptation, a student explained, "A turtle's hard shell is an adaptation. A long time ago, a few turtles were able to make their shells harder in order to protect themselves from predators and then passed the trait of harder shells on to their offspring." Do you agree or disagree with this student? Explain why.​

Astudent sees several ants walking up a wall following the exact same trail that an ant took earlier. she wants to apply the scientific method to determine how the ants detected the trail. which of these steps would come first in her application of the scientific method? perform an experiment by cleaning the scent away from part of the trail. draw a conclusion that the ants follow a scent trail. make a prediction about what the ants will do after she cleans away part of the trail. hypothesize that the ants are following a scent trail that the first ant left.