Question

directions: select all the correct answers. an armadillo is a type of mammal that has a hard shell that covers the top of its body. armadillos can be found in north america and south america. a zoologist studied two kinds of the same species of armadillo. both kinds protect themselves from predators by digging and hiding in the ground. one kind has short claws, and the other has long claws. the zoologist called them short - clawed armadillos and long - clawed armadillos. data was collected on the numbers of the two kinds of armadillos found in two locations, location x and location y. location x is covered in sand. location y is covered in hard clay and rocks. data collected by the zoologist is shown below. armadillo populations which explanations are supported by the zoologists data? short - clawed and long - clawed armadillos have an approximately equal ability to protect themselves in location x. short - clawed armadillos are less able to protect themselves in the sand in location x. short - clawed armadillos are less able to protect themselves in the rocks and hard clay in location y. short - clawed and long - clawed armadillos have an approximately equal ability to protect themselves in location y.

Explanation:

At location X, short - clawed and long - clawed armadillos are about equally represented (44% short - clawed and 56% long - clawed), suggesting a similar ability to protect themselves. At location Y, long - clawed armadillos dominate (87% long - clawed and 13% short - clawed), but this doesn't imply short - clawed are less able to protect in sand as we don't have data on their survival or protection ability in isolation. Also, we can't say short - clawed are less able to protect in rocks and hard clay in location Y just based on population percentages.

Answer:

Short - clawed and long - clawed armadillos have an approximately equal ability to protect themselves in location X.