A Biologist Hypothesizes That the Sounds Made by Lions at Night

question 233

Multiple Choice

A biologist hypothesizes that the sounds made by lions at night in the Serengeti are territoriality calls and predicts that two lions inhabiting the same territory will roar even louder.She selects an area inhabited by one lion, records its calls, and plays them back in the same area.She records her observations and notes that the lion does indeed roar more often as a result of this experiment.What would be the next step in the hypothesis-and-prediction method?

• A) Asking new questions
• B) Making an observation
• C) Forming a hypothesis
• D) Making a prediction
• E) Testing a prediction

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