Question
The germ theory of disease helps explain WNS in bats, tomato blight, and even frog population declines. A theory is best described as
an explanation that is based on personal preferences or beliefs that may or may not have supporting evidence
a tentative explanation for a phenomenon or closely related set of phenomena
a collected set of repeated descriptive observations
an explanation that has been tested and has received substantial confirmation through diverse lines of investigation
an explanation that is based on personal preferences or beliefs that may or may not have supporting evidence
a tentative explanation for a phenomenon or closely related set of phenomena
a collected set of repeated descriptive observations
an explanation that has been tested and has received substantial confirmation through diverse lines of investigation
Answers
GPT 3.5
b. a tentative explanation for a phenomenon or closely related set of phenomena