Question

according to the text, what was the purpose of christina zdenek, daniel cundliffe, and their teams research?
to discover if eastern brown snakes can hear the movements of prey better than woma pythons can
to compare the hearing ranges of woma pythons, eastern brown snakes, and common death adders with those of other reptiles
to investigate how woma pythons, eastern brown snakes, common death adders, and other snakes react to different sound frequencies
to observe how other common death adders display some of the most common snake reactions to vibrations

Explanation:

The text states that Christina Zdenek, Damian Candusso, and their team researched snakes' hearing by studying how various snakes (Woma pythons, eastern brown snakes, prairie rattlesnakes, common death adders, and other snake species) react to different sound frequencies. The researchers played sounds that a speaker at an alternative wavelength made. One of the frequencies produced ground vibrations, while the other two, usual frequencies traveled only through the air. The researchers concluded that snakes react to sound waves traveling through both types of medium. This matches option C's description of investigating how these snakes react to different sound frequencies.

Answer:

C. To investigate how woma pythons, eastern brown snakes, common death adders, and other snakes react to different sound frequencies.