Question

infectious diseases are caused by microscopic organisms, known as pathogens or germs, that invade the bodies of organisms and disrupt normal body function. choose choose hypothesis scientific theory scientific law

Explanation:

A scientific theory is a well - substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. The statement about infectious diseases being caused by pathogens that invade organisms and disrupt normal body function is a well - supported explanation of how infectious diseases work, fitting the definition of a scientific theory. A hypothesis is a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation, and a scientific law is a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspect of the universe. So the correct option is scientific theory.

Answer:

scientific theory