Explain what the author of this cartoon was attempting to communicate. Choose an appropriate
representative element or family of elements for
each character. Describe what is happening and
why it is happening according to what you've
learned about Lewis dot structures and ionic
bonding. Then identify the flaw in this cartoon.
Something went slightly wrong at the end. What is
it?

the answer is b because, investigating whether another species of moth also drinks tears might be interesting, but it would not directly explain why this species of moth does.

to explain why this species of moth drinks tears, the scientist could ask: "what nutrients that moths need are in elephant tears? "

the scientist could experiment with moth repellent or oter ways to keep the moths away, but that would not answer his original question.