PLSPLSPLS HELP ASAP a scientist discovers that the acidity of a lake increases overtime. at the same time, its population of Minnows grew smaller. when the adicity of the lake return to normal, The Minnow population recover.

In what two ways can the minnow population be used to monitor the Lakes water quality?

In the above case we can understand that,

emerging idea only occurs as a raw idea that could appear out of nowhere. meanwhile, to reach scientific consensus , that idea must be structured and tested over and over again through various experiments. the scientific consensus transforms the raw idea into idea that is more reliable through the process of scientific elimination.