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A marine scientist observes that photosynthetic organisms tend to populate shallower ocean depths. She concludes that photosynthetic organisms can only live in areas of low pressure. Why is this an invalid scientific conclusion?

 The data she collected were not compared to those collected at other sites.

 
The data she collected was inaccurate.  
The data she collected was from a laboratory and not in natural conditions.  
The data she collected was relative and not absolute.

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The data she collected was not compared  to the data on other sites 
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I would say the date she collected was relative and not absolute, but it could also be B depending on if they gove more information about how she got her information
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