Alice and her friends looked at a bunch of ladybugs. They noticed the ladybugs had different numbers of spots. They each had different ideas about why the numbers of spots were different.
This is what they said: Which person do you agree with the most?
A) Karen: I think they must all be different species of ladybugs.
B)Troy: I think each ladybug has the same number of spots as its parents.
C)Isaac: I think it depends on the age of the ladybugs. As they get older they add more spots.
D)Fred: I think it has to do with the sex of the ladybug. Males will add more spots to compete for the females.
E) Andrea: I think it depends on what each ladybug was born with.
F) Alice: I think they change their number of spots when there is a need for them to do so.
Explain your thinking. Describe your ideas about why the ladybugs look different.
Explanation: Not all ladybugs are born with spots, the dots are a warning to predators that they are toxic. They get the spots when they need them to protect themselves.