A yellow jacket, an insect in the order hymenoptera, stung me. A wasp, an insect in hymenoptera, stung me. A hornet, an insect in hymenoptera, stung me. I see a pattern. All insects in this order must have stingers. What type of reasoning does this represent?

A. inductive reasoning
B. deductive reasoning
C. reductionism
D. comparative reasoning


A. inductive reasoning

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A vein is a blood vessel that always carries

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The lactose analog isopropyl-beta-D-thio-galactoside (IPTG) is often used to regulate gene expression systems in bacteria. IPTG does not act as a substrate for beta-galactosidase, but can bind to, and inactivate, the repressor. In this case, IPTG serves as a(n)

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A complete virus particle is called a ________.

A. nucleocapsid B. virion C. cell D. capsid

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