How can a scientific hypothesis be used to answer a specific question about an observed phenomenon?
a. a hypothesis can suggest an explanation for an observed phenomenon that can later be tested through experimentation.
b.
a hypothesis can offer an explanation for an observed phenomenon that is supported by extensive data.
c. a hypothesis can offer an explanation for an observed phenomenon that is considered to be universally true.
d. a hypothesis can suggest an explanation for an observed phenomenon that will always be proven as fact.

Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. at one locus on the x chromosome, one allele (x ) encodes black fur and another allele (xo) encodes orange fur. females can be black (x x ), orange (xoxo), or a mixture of orange and black called tortoiseshell (x xo). males are either black (x y) or orange (xoy). bill has a female tortoiseshell cat named patches. one night, patches escapes from bill\'s house, spends the night out, and mates with a stray male. patches later gives birth to the following kittens: one orange male, one black male, two tortoiseshell females, and one orange female. what are the genotypes of patches, the stray male, and the kittens?

Explain why the plants cortex would serve as the best food source for animals

The diagram shows a chicken embryo and a human embryo