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ACT Science: Research Summary Passage Drill 1, Problem 6. Which of the following best states the scientists' hypothesis?
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- 00:03
Here’s your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by bees.
- 00:06
We could drone on and on about them, but it would be a-pollen.
- 00:17
Here’s a passage about an experiment performed on the communication of honey bees.
- 00:22
And here's some pretty graphs, chart thingies...
- 00:31
And our test question: Which of the following best states the scientists’ hypothesis?
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- 00:38
Here are your potential answers…
- 00:45
Looks like we’ve been asked to choose which
- 00:47
of the four possible answers best summarizes the scientists’ hypothesis.
- 00:51
Let’s take a peek:
- 00:54
Option A, the waggle dance is a type of mating ritual.
- 00:57
Found on jdate or bdate maybe.
- 01:00
Nope, not in this species, but we know a few folks who think it’s great.
- 01:06
B says “The waggle dance produces some type of airborne chemical signal for other honey bees”
- 01:11
In fact, that’s precisely what the scientists hypothesized.
- 01:15
Well, what about C and D?
- 01:17
“The waggle dance is only done by honeybees”
- 01:19
and “the waggle dance is only done in the hive”?
- 01:23
Neither of those were the hypothesis. Not even close to the right answer.
- 01:27
So there we have it, B’s our answer. B, as in…Wait for it…
- 01:29
Waaaaait… <whispers> Bees.
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