It is known that many trees lose their leaves in response to decreasing day length. As a result, you think that Ginkgo trees may also lose their leaves in response to decreasing day length. This statement is an example of:
A. an experiment
B. a hypothesis
C. a theory
D. deductive reasoning
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
The behavior of parental care exhibited by dinosaurs is thought to be __________ to this behavior in crocodiles and birds because phylogeny shows that these three groups share a common ancestor.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The study of the diagnosis of disease by measuring antibody levels in serum is called:
a. immunology. b. immunohematology. c. serology. d. immunocytology.
Circulation in the accompanying diagram functions primarily as a(n) ____
a. an open circulatory system b. system consisting of mostly of tissue spaces c. closed circulatory system d. interstitial fluid system e. three-directional system
Saltatory conduction is
A) the process of conduction leaping along myelinated neurons. B) an action potential generated in taste receptors or buds. C) the movement of neurotransmitters across a synaptic cleft. D) the activation of the fight-or-flight response. E) the movement of an electrical impulse from the dendrite to an axon.