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
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b. a tentative explanation for a phenomenon or closely related set of phenomena