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What this question is testing
Objective: Scientific reasoning: drawing conclusions
Prompt focus: An experiment finds that plants given fertilizer grew an average of 30 centimeters while identical plants without fertilizer grew an average of 15 centimeters. Which conclusion is best supported by these results?
Why the correct answer works
Fertilizer increased the growth of the plants in this experiment
Fertilized plants grew much taller, supporting that fertilizer increased growth.
Why the tempting wrong answer fails
The tempting wrong answer usually loses because it skips the key condition, priority, or evidence in the prompt.
Plain-language takeaway
Since the only difference was the fertilizer and the fertilized plants grew twice as tall, the data support the conclusion that fertilizer increased plant growth.
Simple analogy
Think of scientific reasoning: drawing conclusions like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.
How to review it before a retake
- Underline the command word and name what the question is asking before rereading the choices.
- Compare the correct answer against the closest distractor and write the exact detail that separates them.
- Retest this objective with a fresh question without looking at the rationale first.