Gregor mendel was the first scientist to use statistics to analyze scientific data. before mendel’s experiments, scientists believed that organisms acquired traits from their environment and passed them on to their offspring. after mendel’s discoveries were accepted, scientists realized that traits passed to offspring were the result of genes being passed from parents to offspring. this is an example of

a. if phosphorus affects tomato fruit production, then tomatoes that are fertilized with phosphorus will have larger leaves.

b. if phosphorus affects tomato fruit production, then phosphorus should be added to the soil during planting.

c. if phosphorus affects tomato fruit production, then adding phosphorus to the soil will make tomatoes taste better.

d. if phosphorus affects tomato fruit production, then plants that are fertilized with phosphorus will produce more tomatoes.