A Scientist Adds 5 Mcg of the Mineral Cadmium to the Daily

question 14

Multiple Choice

A scientist adds 5 mcg of the mineral cadmium to the daily diet of 100 4-week-old laboratory mice.After twelve weeks,the researcher weighs and takes blood samples from each mouse.According to her findings,the mice lost weight during the 12-week period and they have abnormal levels of certain hormones in their blood.Based on this information and your knowledge of scientific research,what would you tell the researcher about her findings?

• A)She needs to conduct more tests on the animals' blood,because her findings are incomplete.
• B)The findings need to be summarized in a research article for submission to a peer-reviewed nutrition journal.
• C)Her results are very interesting and she should report her findings to nutrition scientists,so they can repeat her study and confirm the results.
• D)The findings are not meaningful or valid because of the way she designed her study.

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