What is the term for the process of asking questions?

Give the biological term for: structures that display characteristics of living organisms only within living cells

Which of the following is a consequence of urban heat islands? increased precipitation downwind of the city? increased precipitation upwind of the city? decreased winds within the city? increased winds within the city?

And give a detailed description! scientist observes the boundary between two tectonic plates for a decade and finds that no new volcanoes have formed over the course of her investigation. does this result support the theory of plate tectonics? why or why not?