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The student concluded that all plants need water and sunlight to grow and stay healthy. Is this an acceptable conclusion for the student to make based on this experiment?

A. Yes. Based on this experiment, the student can conclude that all plants need water and sunlight to grow because only the plant that received water and sunlight grew and stayed healthy.

B. Yes. Based on this experiment, the student can conclude that all plants need water and sunlight to grow because all three plants received water, sunlight, or both, and all three grew at the beginning of the experiment.

C. No. Based on this experiment, the student observed that plants can grow without water and sunlight.

D. No. Based on this experiment, the student can only conclude that this type of bean plant needs water and sunlight to grow.

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Answer:C. No. Based on this experiment, the student observed that plants can grow without water and sunlight.

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Answers D because she only tested one type of plant, thus making this inclusive of a larger population.
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