In their search for prey, Arctic foxes and snow leopards show different success rates that greatly affect their survival. Predators’ daily food requirement and hunting success often depend on their body size, as it influences their visibility and energy needs. Snow leopards, with their larger body size, are more noticeable and spend more energy than smaller animals. A scientist proposed that Arctic foxes, being smaller, would likely have a higher hunting success rate and require less daily food intake than snow leopards.Choice C is the best answer. Since the table shows that snow leopards have a lower hunting success rate and a higher daily food consumption than Arctic foxes, this supports the scientist's proposal that Arctic foxes likely have a higher hunting success rate and require less daily food intake than snow leopards.
Choices A and B: These choices describe data that is irrelevant to the scientist's proposal.
Choice D: This choice does not accurately describe the data in the table.
✨ Expert's Tip ✨
Identify the scientist's proposal and choose the answer with data that corresponds to the proposal.
