Joel sartore/national geographic image collection the virginia opossum has gradually spread from the east coast of the united states to the west coast as well as northward into canada. researchers suggest this move north is in response to milder winters and man-made water reservoirs. this is an example of a

a. result. b. theory.
c. procedure. d. hypothesis.

The correct answer will be option-D.

Explanation:

A scientific hypothesis is a proposed idea based on the previous research which could be tested with the experiments.

In the given question, the researcher observed how the Opossum has spread in the U.S and suggested the reasons.

The suggested reason represents that he has predicted why they have spread in the entire U.S? which could be his imagination based on previous work. This proposed educated guess is known as a scientific hypothesis and thus is the correct answer.

the answer is 95 degrees