Question

what a hot streak, a 2 week streak and counting! fantastic comst... mangroves are trees or bushes that grow on the coastlines of seas and rivers. areas with mangroves are great places for young fish since they help keep these fish fed and protected while they grow. to study the importance of mangroves to young fish, researchers mohamed a - abu el - regal and hesham k. ibrahim collected and identified young fish from three different mangrove sites in the egyptian red sea. they collected fish in the winter, spring, and autumn of 2010, collecting a total of 269 fish from 21 different species. for some species, more fish were collected in the winter than the other two seasons, for instance. which choice most effectively uses the data in the graph to complete the example? choose 1 answer the common silver - biddy was collected more frequently than the other two species in all three seasons. in the fall, researchers collected 10 common silver - biddy but collected no milkfish or red sea goatfish. more common silver - biddy and milkfish were collected in the winter than in either of the other two seasons. in the spring, researchers collected more red sea goatfish than they collected from the other two species.

Explanation:

We need to analyze the graph showing the number of young fish collected at mangrove sites in different seasons for different species. The key is to find an option that accurately represents the data in the graph. Option C is correct as it aligns with the visual data in the graph, indicating that more common silver - biddy and milkfish were collected in winter compared to other seasons.

Answer:

C. more common silver - biddy and milkfish were collected in the winter than in either of the other two seasons.