Alan Hicks and his team at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation used the scientific method when assessing the dead brown bats that his colleagues discovered. Match each statement with the step of the scientific method to which it corresponds.

Question

Alan Hicks and his team at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation used the scientific method when assessing the dead brown bats that his colleagues discovered. Match each statement with the step of the scientific method to which it corresponds.

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What is causing the white fuzz?
Bats with white noses are infected with a fungus, and this fungus is causing death.

"Each [little brown bat] had a fuzzy white nose."Why are bats with white noses dying at higher rates than bats without white noses?"We've got dead bats. Everywhere."

Answer 1

Observation:

- "Each [little brown bat] had a fuzzy white nose."
- "We've got dead bats. Everywhere."

Question:
- What is causing the white fuzz?
- Why are bats with white noses dying at higher rates than bats without white noses?

Hypothesis:
- Bats with white noses are infected with a fungus, and this fungus is causing death.