Which sentence best explains why scientists continually make incremental adjustments to their theories? a) newer theories are always more accurate than older ones. b) new observations have to be accounted for in the theory. c) over time, the laws of nature change, so theories need to be updated. d) scientists are in competition to make more improvements than their colleagues.

Which is an innovation of gymnosperms? gymnosperms are the first seed plants. gymnosperms are the first flowering plants. gymnosperms are the first vascular plants. gymnosperms are the first spore plants.

Karen is a forensic scientist whose purpose is to identify and evaluate physical evidence. which of the following tasks does she perform? a. reporting results of scientific analysis b. interviewing suspects c. questioning witnesses d. preparing victims for burial

Kara has a plant that produces either purple or white flowers. she crosses a plant that has two recessive alleles for white flowers with a plant that has two dominant alleles for purple flowers. which result would be true of all of the offspring? a) all of the offspring would have two recessive alleles and white flowers. b) all of the offspring would have two dominant alleles and purple flowers. c) all of the offspring would have one recessive allele, one dominant allele, and white flowers. d) all of the offspring would have one recessive allele, one dominant allele, and purple flowers