Question

this question has two parts.
a student reviews all the scientist’s data and makes two claims:

• claim 1: mutations only occur due to environmental factors.
• claim 2: errors during replication led to the results seen in figure 3.

part a
how should the scientist respond to these claims?
○ a. the scientist should accept both claims.
○ b. the scientist should not accept either claim.
○ c. the scientist should accept claim 1 but not claim 2.
○ d. the scientist should accept claim 2 but not claim 1.

Explanation:

• Claim 1: Mutations can also occur from replication errors (not only environmental), so reject Claim 1.
• Claim 2: Replication errors can cause mutations/results, so accept Claim 2. Thus, accept Claim 2 but not 1.

Answer:

D. The scientist should accept Claim 2 but not Claim 1.