Explain why it's important to follow the steps outlined in the scientific method carefully.

How can researchers prevent mistakes and errors in their experiments?

A good answer should include the following: Importance: So that the results would be due to the specific variables tested and not due to something else So that other researchers could follow the steps and carry out the same experiments Prevent mistakes: Carefully selecting variables Following the steps outlined in the procedure Carefully and accurately measuring quantitative data

Iguanas need to live in a habitat that is very warm, so the pet store warms their enclosures with "basking lights" which act as an artificial sun. describe how the three methods of thermal energy transfer may take place within the iguana's enclosure.

How do you date a sample of rock that you suspect as being one of the earliest on earth

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition caused by a recessive allele of a gene on the human x chromosome. the patients have muscles that weaken over time because they have absent or decreased dystrophin, a muscle protein. they rarely live past their twenties. how likely is it for a woman to have this condition? a) women can never have this condition.b) one-fourth of the daughters of an affected man would have this condition.c) one-half of the daughters of an affected father and a carrier mother could have this condition.d) only if a woman is xxx could she have this condition.