SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
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At which point is a biologist most likely to use reasoning?
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While taking observations
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During hypothesis formulation
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During data organization
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Biologists use reasoning to formulate a hypothesis. In the next step, biologist draws deductions from hypotheses. Deductions are the logical consequences of hypotheses. For this purpose, a hypothesis is taken as true and expected results (deductions) are drawn from it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Scientists use inductive reasoning to formulate hypothesis and theories, and deductive reasoning when applying them to specific situations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Biological reasoning also involves searching (and researching) the causes of biological phenomena, including human diseases.
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