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. chad grows tomato plants in his garden. recently, deer have come into his garden to eat his tomato plants. he read that deer do not like garlic and wondered if he could use garlic to stop deer from eating his tomato plants. he predicted that spraying his tomato plants with garlic water would stop the deer from eating them. chad sprayed half of his tomato plants with garlic water and left the other half unsprayed. he recorded which plants the deer ate every day for two weeks. he found that the deer avoided the tomato plants sprayed with garlic water but continued to eat the unsprayed plants. chad concluded that garlic water can be used to repel deer from tomato plants. he shared his findings with his gardening club.

Explanation:

The conclusion - drawing part is where Chad decides if his data (deer avoiding garlic - water - sprayed plants and eating unsprayed ones) supports his hypothesis (garlic water can stop deer from eating tomato plants). The statement "Chad concluded that garlic water can be used to repel deer from tomato plants" is the conclusion.

Answer:

Chad concluded that garlic water can be used to repel deer from tomato plants.