What part of the scientific method is this: Because human subjects are difficult to study, laboratory rats were used. One group of laboratory rats was given the artificial sweetener, and another group was not. All of the rats were given an identical diet and living conditions.

Which of the following is a good definition for the word adaptation? question 1 options: a trait that an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. a change in an organism's environment. the way in which animals obtain food. a temperature change that can cause the extinction of plants and animals.