Which occurs directly before forming a hypothesis?

The concept of keystone species is controversial among ecologists because most organisms are highly interdependent. if each of the trophic levels is dependant on all others how can we say one is most important

Ivan is looking at a cross section of a stem taken from a vascular plant. he sees two different types of vascular tissue: the xylem, which is closer to the center of the stem, and the phloem, located around the xylem, closer to the outside of the stem. how do these two structures work together in a living plant?

The image shows the evolution of a species of fish. a few fish from a population developed different social behaviors and evolved into different species. two fish according to the image, the fish underwent . the new species of fish had mating seasons that were different from that of the original fish. because of the differences in mating seasons, the fish underwent reproductive isolation. this mode of isolation would be .