Question

Python eggs How is the hatching of water python eggs influenced by the temperature of

the snake’s nest? Researchers randomly assigned newly laid eggs to one of three water

temperatures: hot, neutral, or cold. Hot duplicates the extra warmth provided by the

mother python, and cold duplicates the absence of the mother. Here are segmented bar graphs showing the results of the experiment. Describe what you see.

Short answer

The frequency of hatched eggs is the greatest in hot water, followed by neutral water and cold water.

Step-by-step solution

Given information

We have been given a graph which gives us the relative frequency of hatched eggs to unhatched eggs in cold water, neutral water and hot water.

Explanation

It can be inferred from the graph that the relative frequency of hatched eggs to unhatched eggs is $0.7$in the case of hot water, between $0.7$and $0.6$in case of neutral water, and $0.6$in case of cold water. Thus, the decreasing order of the relative frequency of hatched to unhatched eggs in the three temperatures of water is: hot water, neutral water, and cold water.