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.
ben had a hydrangea plant that produced blue flowers. he moved his plant from a pot to a planter bed in his yard, and the next time the plant flowered, the flowers were pink! he tested the soils and found that the ph, or acidity, differed between the pot and the planter bed. this led him to wonder if soil ph could affect the color of hydrangea flowers. ben filled five pots with soil with a ph of 5.0 and another five with soil with a ph of 6.5. he planted six hydrangea seeds in each pot. he found that the plants grown in ph 6.5 soil bloomed pink, while those grown in ph 5.0 soil bloomed blue. ben deduced that soil ph influences hydrangea flower color. he shared his results on his favorite gardening blog.

Explanation:

To identify the conclusion, we look for the part where Ben uses his data (plant colors in different pH soils) to decide if his hypothesis (soil pH affects flower color) is supported. The sentence "Ben deduced that soil pH influences hydrangea flower color" shows him drawing this conclusion from his results.

Answer:

Ben deduced that soil pH influences hydrangea flower color.