The scientific method has limitations. It can only answer objective questions based on quantitative facts from observable, measurable, and repeatable experiments. It cannot answer subjective questions based on qualitative beliefs or opinions such as the presence of deities and ghosts or who makes the best doughnut. Could the scientific method theoretically be used to answer the question, "Does throwing a virgin into a volcano prevent it from erupting?" Support your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
While unethical, after defining a few terms, a controlled experiment could be designed to test this hypothesis. It may require multiple virgins and/or multiple volcanoes, but it would be possible to discover whether a correlation exists.
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a. progesterone; uterine cells to express oxytocin receptor genes b. progesterone; uterine contractions c. estrogen; uterine cells to express oxytocin receptor genes d. estrogen; uterine contractions e. estrogen; oxytocin production
The process of using the information in mRNA to synthesize a protein is ______.
A. transcendentalism B. transcription C. transacetylation D. translation E. transmogrification
All apicomplexans are nonmotile, spore forming, and live as ________ in animals.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A demographic tool used to predict a population's future growth is a(n)
A) Type III survivorship curve. B) demographic transition. C) age structure diagram. D) Type I survivorship curve.