2. "Natural selection is usually thought of as an agent of change in populations, but it can also act to maintain the status quo." In a short, written response, analyze and evaluate this statement. Include the range of responses of a population to changes in the environment, such as differential reproductive success, the adaptation and development of diversity in and among species, and the change in populations.

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.