Why is creativity important in scientific investigations? Creative solutions are often needed to solve technical problems. Scientists need to creatively adjust their data to prove their hypothesis. There is no way to test a hypothesis, so creativity is necessary. Most scientific experiments have no data.

The california mussel (mytilus californianus) attaches itself to a rock or other solid surface with a bundle of filaments known as the byssus. imagine that 15.0 j of work is done to stretch the distal end of the byssus. it releases 10.8 j of thermal energy as it relaxes. what is the resilience of the distal end of the byssus?