Question

juanita found a field of wildflowers. she wanted to see which flowers attracted the most insects to pollinate the plants. she recorded the number of insects attracted to six types of flowers in the table below.

flower	smell	color of petals	number of insects attracted
b	no smell	dull yellow	110
c	sweet smell	bright red	119
d	no smell	bright blue	118
e	sweet smell	bright yellow	116
f	no smell	dull yellow	111

what is the best conclusion juanita can make based on the data she collected?

Explanation:

To determine the conclusion, we analyze the data:

• For smell: Flowers with sweet smell (A:10, C:19, E:16) have higher insect counts on average than those with no smell (B:10, D:18, F:11).
• For petal color: Bright - colored petals (C:19, D:18, E:16) have higher counts than dull - colored ones (A:10, B:10, F:11) on average.
• Combining both factors, flowers with a sweet smell and bright - colored petals seem to attract more insects. For example, flower C (sweet smell, bright red) has 19 insects, flower E (sweet smell, bright yellow) has 16, while dull - colored and no - smell flowers have lower counts.

Answer:

Flowers with a sweet smell and bright - colored petals tend to attract more insects for pollination.