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Phoebe is observing a group of snowy egrets in the lake near her home to determine the main elements of the egrets' diet. She observes the egrets' behavior for four weeks and records the types of prey eaten in the table below. What can Phoebe infer from the data in the table? Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Insects 13 20 18 15 Crawfish 8 15 20 22 Fish 3 11 13 12 Other/unknown 5 2 8 4 Fish are more susceptible to disease than insects are. The egrets prefer crawfish over fish. The availability of insects fluctuates more than that of crawfish. Egrets can catch fish more easily than crawfish.

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Small-sized white herons are called snowy egrets which belongs to chordates. Snowy Egrets are short-legged and have black coloured bills.

The observation that can be inferred from the chart is:

Option B. The egrets prefer crawfish over fish.

This nature of Egrets can be explained as:

  • The susceptibility to disease in fish cannot be inferred from the data.

  • The number of catches of crawfish is more compared to fishes that account for the taste preferences of egrets.

  • The availability of insects does not fluctuate more compared to crawfish.

  • No egrets can't catch fish more easily than crawfish because the data shows a high number of crawfish compared to fishes.

Therefore, egrets prefer crawfish.

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