An entomologist wanted to control a population of fire ants. She found a chemical in introduced it to a fire fire ant colony after a few days only a few fire ants survive which of the following statements best explains why a few fire ants survived

1. b.

2. d.

3. a.

5. d.

6. c.

these are the only ones that i know, i hope this , and good luck.

the principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to test the hypothesis, and development of a conclusion that confirms, rejects, or modifies the hypothesis.