Question

the passage below describes a process of scientific inquiry. select the part of the passage that describes drawing a conclusion. hint: to draw a conclusion, you decide if the data support your hypothesis. sofia tends to a community herb garden. she heard from a colleague that plants need nitrogen to grow. she wondered if adding a nitrogen - based fertilizer to the soil would increase the growth rate of her herbs. sofia added a nitrogen - based fertilizer to the soil of half the herbs and left the other half unchanged. after one month, she measured the height of all of the herbs. she found that the herbs without fertilizer grew to an average height of 6 inches, while the herbs with fertilizer grew to an average height of 10 inches. sofia concluded that nitrogen - based fertilizer increases the rate at which herbs grow. sofia shared her findings with her colleagues at the community garden.

Explanation:

In the scientific inquiry process, drawing a conclusion is the step where data is analyzed to see if it supports the hypothesis. Sofia compared the average heights of fertilized and non - fertilized herbs and made a determination. The statement "Sofia concluded that nitrogen - based fertilizer increases the rate at which herbs grow" is her drawing a conclusion.

Answer:

Sofia concluded that nitrogen - based fertilizer increases the rate at which herbs grow.