Some Students on a Biology Field Trip Were Sitting Around

question 44

Multiple Choice

Some students on a biology field trip were sitting around watching honey bees.Some of the students noticed that bees spent more time on some flowers than on other flowers.As they talked about this behavior,the students offered various explanations.Some thought that the bees were avoiding predators on some flowers while other students suggested that some flowers may have sweeter nectar.These speculations about bee behavior are examples of

• A)data.
• B)bias.
• C)theories.
• D)hypotheses.

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Atomic Symbol

A one or two-letter notation representing an element on the periodic table.

Lithium

A soft, silver-white metal, the lightest metal and the lightest solid element, used in batteries and certain medicines.

Transition Metals

Elements found in the d-block of the periodic table that have the capability to form positive ions with incomplete d-orbitals.

Metalloids

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