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Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
Sometimes scientists must make assumptions about their subject of study because some aspect of it cannot be tested directly. In cases like this, scientists assume that the natural world operates in a consistent fashion. Which of the following would be the best example of a case in which scientists would have to make an assumption based on present experience?
assuming that modern DNA is composed of the same nucleotide bases that made up DNA 1,000 years ago
assuming that rainfall patterns in the northern United States are similar to rainfall patterns there 50 years ago
assuming that trees in Brazil use the chlorophyll in their leaves for photosynthesis in the same way trees in Florida do
assuming that the feathers on a dinosaur skeleton were used for flight and insulation as they are in modern birds
