After Posing a Question, a Researcher Using the Scientific Method

question 16

Multiple Choice

After posing a question, a researcher using the scientific method _____.

• A) draws conclusions
• B) runs an experiment
• C) selects a group of participants
• D) develops a hypothesis

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Definitions:

Bacterial Conjugation

A method of genetic transfer where bacteria exchange genetic material through direct cell-to-cell contact.

Horizontal Gene Transfer

The movement of genetic material between unicellular and/or multicellular organisms other than by the "vertical" transmission of DNA from parent to offspring.

Binary Fission

A form of asexual reproduction seen in prokaryotic organisms and some single-cell eukaryotes where a cell divides into two genetically identical cells.

Commensalism

A type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits and the other one is neither harmed nor helped. Compare with mutualism and parasitism.