What is the difference between the question and hypothesis steps in scientific inquiry? a. the question step provides the question to be studied, while the hypothesis step provides a proposed answer to the question. b. the question step involves putting the hypothesis into question format. c. the question is the problem to be studied, while the hypothesis is the answer found after experimentation. d. there is effectively no difference between the two steps.

What evidence could be used to convince policy makers to change a shipping lane from going through a whale breeding ground? information on the number of all whale species currently alive information on the number of all whales hit by boats in the given area information on the number of whale deaths in the world's oceans information on the number of whale offspring born every year. (a) scientists could collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are declining. (b) scientists collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are increasing. (c) scientists work together and use past data to show that fish populations are becoming locally extinct in some areas. (d) scientists work together and use past data to show that some fish populations are adapting to environmental changes.