Question

Joanna has been growing tomatoes. She noticed that the tomato plants close to the busy street did not produce nearly as many tomatoes as the plants which were closer to her house. Which of these would be a question she could ask to help investigate what has happened with the tomatoes?
A. Why do tomatoes grow best near the house?B. Do tomato plants grow better with lots of water?C.Does the exhaust from cars affect the growth of tomatoes?D. Will tomato plants become bigger if given more fertilizer?

Answer 1

Answer:

C.) Does the exhaust from cars affect the growth of tomatoes?

Explanation:

This is the only question that attempts to find answers to this particular problem and can be studied scientifically. Other choices are valid experimental questions, but they do not relate to the specific problem. And i took the quiz and got this for the right answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option A

Explanation:

The scientific investigation question is based upon the observation. Here Joanna observed that tomato plants which are closer to her house produce large number of tomatoes as compared to the tomato plants in the busy street.  

Therefore, the first question that must arise in Joanna's mind is why plants near to her house give higher yield?  

The remaining questions are way ahead of the initial investigation question. For instance, whether the car exhaust is affecting the street tomato plants or not will be clear once a preliminary data collection and analysis is done

Hence, option A is correct