The Scientific Method Provides a Powerful Way to Investigate the World

question 16

Multiple Choice

The scientific method provides a powerful way to investigate the world around us because:

• A) unlike other more subjective methods, science can guarantee absolute truth.
• B) almost all researchers accept the infallibility of science, making research across different disciplines compatible.
• C) science is self-correcting; as more facts about the world become known, science is willing to reject flawed explanations in favor of better ones.
• D) All of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Citric Acid Cycle

A series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to generate energy through the oxidation of acetate.

Mitochondrion

Double-membraned organelle that produces ATP by aerobic respiration in eukaryotes.

Aerobic Respiration

A metabolic process that uses oxygen to convert glucose or other organic molecules into energy (ATP), carbon dioxide, and water.

Electrons

Negatively charged subatomic particles orbiting the nucleus of an atom.