Question

Bonnie is preparing dinner and begins to wonder why cutting onions always makes her cry. Using the scientific method, she decides to explore and hopefully answer this question. Which of the following statements represents a reasonable testable prediction for Bonnie's experiment?

a. People often cry when they cut onions, despite gender, age, or race.
b. People cry when they cut onions because onions release a chemical that is harmful to their eyes.
c. If you cut an onion near a person, then his/her eyes will always begin to produce tears.
d. The chemical that is released when one cuts onions has no effect in producing tears.
e. Slicing an onion releases enzymes, which react to create an airborne chemical that irritates the eyes and causes people to cry.

Answer 1

Answer: c. If you cut an onion near a person, then his/her eyes will always begin to produce tears

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