After reading about the scientific method, explain why it's important to follow the steps outlined in the scientific method carefully. how can researchers prevent mistakes and errors in their experiments? a good answer should include the following: importance: so that the results would be due to the specific variables tested and not due to something else so that other researchers could follow the steps and carry out the same experiments prevent mistakes: carefully selecting variables following the steps outlined in the procedure carefully and accurately measuring quantitative data

The hershey and chase experiments involved the preparation of two different types of radioactively labeled phage. which of the following best explains why two preparations were required? a. the bacteriophage used in the experiments was a t2 phage. b. it was necessary that each of the two phage components, dna and protein, be identifiable upon recovery at the end of the experiment. c. each scientist had his own method for labeling phage, so each conducted the same experiment using a different isotope. d. establishing the identity of the genetic material required observation of two phage generations.