Only those proteins synthesized during the brief pulse phase are radioactively tagged. these tagged proteins can be tracked through the chase period to determine their location in the cell. the data below were obtained from a pulse-chase experiment in which cells were examined at different times during the chase period. the numbers represent the radioactivity (measured in counts per minute) recorded at each of the indicated sites. the higher the number, the greater the radioactivity.

Astudent sees several ants walking up a wall following the exact same trail that an ant took earlier. she wants to apply the scientific method to determine how the ants detected the trail. which of these steps would come first in her application of the scientific method? perform an experiment by cleaning the scent away from part of the trail. draw a conclusion that the ants follow a scent trail. make a prediction about what the ants will do after she cleans away part of the trail. hypothesize that the ants are following a scent trail that the first ant left.