In a Study Designed to Test the Effects of a New

question 85

Multiple Choice

In a study designed to test the effects of a new drug developed to treat Alzheimer's disease,half the patients were given the actual drug while the other half of the patients were given a placebo (sugar pill) .In this study,which group is the control group

• A) the group that showed no evidence of an improvement in their memory 
• B) the group that received the actual drug 
• C) the group that received the placebo 
• D) no control group in this study

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Utilize phylogenetic trees to interpret evolutionary relationships and argue scientific points.

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Learn how the fossil record supports the theory of evolution and provides evidence for the transition of traits.

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