Bumblebees Hypothesis

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The hypothesis was that the mean number of pollen found on the legs was the same when compared to the mean number of pollen found on the mouth. This is from the pollen on flowers spreads on the entire bumblebee when it lands on the flower. The alternative hypothesis is that the mean amount of pollen was not the same when comparing legs and mouth. With the data, there was no statistical difference to the amount of pollen found on bumble bees legs compared to the amount of pollen found on a bumblebee’s mouth. When gathering the bumblebees, before they were caught they would land on the flower and walk around it and then gather the pollen. As they were walking on the flower they would obtain pollen on the legs. As the bumblebees are collecting