A scientist conducting an experiment quickly saw that she was not getting the results she expected. Instead of continuing to collect data, she went back to redesign the experiment until the data came out the way that the hypothesis predicted. The scientist’s work did not follow the scientific method. Which statement best explains why? She followed the steps of the scientific method, but in the wrong order.
She made improvements to her experimental design rather than keeping it the same.
She failed to look at the data objectively by trying to get a desired result.
She carried out multiple trials rather than carrying out one trial correctly.

The first answer. The scientist should learn from her mistakes and try to prevent them from happening in the future.

First option - She followed the steps of the scientific method, but in the wrong order.

Explanation:

The scientist probably did not even follow the scientific method the right way. She might've skipped something.

the correct answer is - d. china has a large and growing population.

the fact that china has a large (the biggest) population, and it is still growing, doesn't hinder the agriculture production in the country. in fact, it can for increased production in the agriculture, since there's more labor force, as well the sheer mass of people produces lots of scientists that come up with new inventions as to how to improve this sector. nice example is the inner mongolia region in china, in general dominated by the gobi desert, but few scientist came up with a nice idea as to how to make the region productive by using plants that are very resistant to droughts, so lots of people have been employed, and the region is becoming greener and greener each year, and the production of food in this region is also increasing.

i'd have to say the answer is probable the second option "the geosphere interacting with the atmosphere"