A series of steps designed to solve problems and answer questions is "a scientific method".
I would say (A) because it allows the bacteria (bacteria X) to be exposed to the control condition and the experimental condition so that a cause-effect relationship can be established. Here, the control condition would be the darkened area and the experimental condition would be the lightened area.
Answer: option A, B and D
Explanation:
The telomeres found at the terminal ends of eukaryotic chromosomes are long repetitive sequences that protects the DNA from being identify as a damage molecule to encourage fusion with other chromosomes. Since replication does not extend down to these 3' ends, the cell recruits the telomerase enzyme which is a ribonucleoprotein that helps to add telomeric repeats using its own RNA component as template to extend this end. Thus if mutation like a large deletion occurs in the gene encoding for this enzyme, the telomerase would not be able to associate correctly with the telomere, the catalytic center also encoding for its RNA polymerase would be altered and the enzymes will not be able to synthesize new telomeric repeats sequences
Solute potential of a solution is calculated using the formula,
Ψ
Where,
Ψ
is the solute potential of the solution,
<em>i</em> is the degree to which the solute ionizes(ionization constant) in solution = 1, as sucrose is a nonelectrolyte.
C is the concentration of the solution in molarity = 0.5 M
R is the gas constant or the pressure constant = 0.0831 L.bar/(mol.K)
T is the temperature in Kelvin scale = 
Calculating the solute potential of the surrounding sucrose solution:
Ψ
= -(1 * 0.5 M * (0.0831 L.bar/(mol.K))* 303 K)
= 12.6 bar
Therefore, the solute potential of the surrounding solution is 12.6 bar
