Scientific endeavor should only be pursued after known tradeoffs associated with the research have been considered. true or false?

This is false. There were many times in history when people discovered something that they didn't even know was possible or didn't even plan to discover it. Knowing tradeoffs doesn't mean that something won't surprise you or that all will go according to plan.

Answertechnician (a) is correct;

Answerit is comparative because this experiment is comparing the results of the volume at minimal pressure and then increases it; ; ;