Alli and her classmates want to know which species of oak produces the acorns that squirrels prefer. Which possible procedure is likely to produce the most reliable results?

Observing for more days provides more data and reduces the effect of unusual daily conditions, making the results more reliable. Seven days is the longest observation period listed, so recording squirrel activity for seven days is most likely to show which oak species they prefer.

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