Bruce Notices That on the Days That He Eats Lunch

question 43

Multiple Choice

Bruce notices that on the days that he eats lunch at Archie's diner, people are less likely to ask him to join them for the afternoon coffee break. Bruce wonders why this is happening and thinks that his co-workers must assume that he doesn't want coffee after a hearty lunch. If Bruce were to use the scientific process, now that he has a tentative explanation, he would translate this into a(n)

• A)specific prediction
• B)trial
• C)theory
• D)experiment

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Definitions:

Photoreceptors

Specialized cells located in the retina of the eye that are sensitive to light, enabling vision.

Vertebrate Eye

The complex optical organ in vertebrates that enables vision by detecting light and converting it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons.

Layer

A sheet, coat, or level of material, often one of several, that lies over or under another.

Action Potentials

Rapid, temporary changes in the electrical membrane potential that propagate along the membrane of a neuron or muscle cell, facilitating the transmission of signals.