Panda Express: Orange And Red Bugs

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Consider four bugs and their habitats. In temporary ponds we can find Green and Red Bugs, in permanent rivers we can find Orange and Blue bugs. The Green and Red bugs are food to fish and salamanders, but the Orange and Blue are unpalatable to both fish and salamanders. Salamander larvae are never found in the presence of fish and are quite palatable to fish.
(a) Design an experiment that would reveal whether the larvae of each Bug “Species” can detect and respond to the presence of a predator
(b) Why would the bugs choose either temporary ponds or permanent rivers to lay eggs based on the experience with

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