A Negative Correlation in a Scientific Study Means

question 11

Multiple Choice

A negative correlation in a scientific study means

• A) one variable causes a change in another variable.
• B) one variable is linked to another variable.
• C) one variable increases while the other decreases.
• D) there is no link between the variables studied.
• E) both variables decrease proportionately.

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Definitions:

Tropomyosin

A protein that wraps around actin filaments in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells, playing a key role in regulating muscle contraction.

Actin

A protein that forms (along with myosin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells, and is also involved in motion in other types of cells.

Muscle Contraction

The process by which muscle fibers generate force and shorten or maintain tension in response to stimulation.

Abdominis

Referring to abdominal muscles, especially the rectus abdominis, which is a key muscle in the front of the abdomen.