A scientist conducting an experiment quickly saw that she was not getting the results she expected. Instead of continuing to collect data, she went back to redesign the experiment until the data came out the way that the hypothesis predicted. The scientist’s work did not follow the scientific method. Which statement best explains why?

Asmall number of finches are removed randomly from the wild and placed in a protected bird area. they are given as much food as they need and have plenty of space. why would natural selection not occur in this population? a. there is no reason for genetic mutation to occur. b. the birds compete for limited resources, c. the population has not reached carrying capacity. d. there is no genetic variation in the finches.

Which of the following is most important in making the typical seed more resistant to adverse conditions than the typical spore? a) a different type of sporopollenin b) an internal reservoir of liquid water c) integument(s) d) ability to be dispersed e) waxy cuticle

Mrna decodes information from the original dna master plan to build proteins in the during the process of ribosomes.