A filmmaker wants to depict a realistic dramatization of a scientist making and communicating an important scientific discovery. Which plot description would best depict the methods of discovery and communication that a modern professional scientist uses?
The scatterplots indicate the population of rabbits in the population over time. The y-axis represents the number of rabbits and the x-axis is time. Which graph most likely represents a rabbit population that found a new, larger habitat, but then eventually experienced an increase in predation?

Researchers conducted an experiment to identify the effects of three different hand sanitizers on the growth of bacteria. The researchers grew one type of bacteria in twenty-four identical covered petri dishes. Then, they opened eighteen petri dishes and applied the three hand sanitizers to six petri dishes each. They left the remaining six petri dishes closed as a control group. When the researchers measured the growth of bacteria two days later, the six dishes that had no hand sanitizer showed the least amount of bacterial growth. The researchers concluded that not using any hand sanitizer would lead to the least bacterial growth. Which statement best explains why the researchers’ conclusion was not justified?
A scientist noticed that a dark-colored peppered moth is more visible on a light-colored background than a light-colored peppered moth. He wonders, “Does this difference in visibility affect the survival rate of dark moths?” Which part of the scientific method does he need to carry out next?
Biology and geology are two very different sciences, but biologists and geologists use scientific knowledge in the same way. These scientists both use scientific knowledge to
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