Alcoholic beverages a) dilate the blood vessels and b) increase the amount of water removed from the blood. how would factors a and b affect blood pressure?
select one:
a. factor a would increase blood pressure while factor b would decrease blood pressure, causing no net change.
b. factor a would decrease blood pressure while factor b would increase blood pressure, causing no net change.
c. both factors would increase blood pressure.
d. both factors would decrease blood pressure.

i believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is the first option. the scientists need to look at the   validity of data, claims, hypotheses, and observations before  developing an argument. they base their arguments on facts that are present and they make sure they have proofs. 

explanation:

the principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to test the hypothesis, and development of a conclusion that confirms, rejects, or modifies the hypothesis.

the alkaline earth metals (beryllium (be), magnesium (mg), calcium (ca), strontium (sr), barium (ba), and radium (ra)) are a group of chemical elements in the s-block of the periodic table with very similar properties: shiny. silvery-white. hopefully this ? i didn't fully understand the question