Which of the following reasons best explains why a scientist would want to replicate gregor mendel's pea plant experiment? a. to discover new aspects of the natural world b. to test the predictions of current theories c. to explain recently observed phenomena d. to test the conclusions of prior investigations

The correct answer will be option-D.

Explanation:

A scientific experiment is performed to test the predicted hypothesis as experiment provides the results or evidence. The analysis of the result will result in the formation of a theory or law.

An experiment is designed in such a way that it can be performed or replicated by another scientist working on the same issue with the aim to test the validity of the conclusions.  Therefore in a given question, the main aim of another scientist may be to test if the conclusions still hold true or not.

Thus, option-D is the correct answer.

1. the question asks the most appropriate, which seems to rule out "all of the above." your choice appears to be the correct one.

2. the protocol described is good for identifying correlation, but not cause and effect. for cause/effect, you need to devise a protocol that will assign the treatment (or not) to groups that have essentially the same "demographics" with respect to all the other variables. your choice regarding control group seems appropriate. random assignment of treatment (choice d) may be appropriate also. (i think you can argue that b and d are just different descriptions of the same method.)

3. d will randomize the birds, but may not guarantee there are 10 in each group. e will do both, so seems the better choice.

comment on question 2

based on the problem statement, it seems clear that confident, attentive drivers are more likely to use daytime running lights. so, the protocol might need to be devised in such a way that the lights would be turned on or off without the driver's knowledge. (an attentive driver will figure it out.) assigning a confident, attentive driver to a group required to drive without running lights might mess with his/her confidence and attentiveness. you don't want your experiment to do that. (nor do you want the experiment to subject a driver to greater risk of accident as a consequence of driving without running lights.) experiments involving human safety are always problematic.

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