Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (9th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-13429-601-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13429-601-2

Chapter 1 - Review - Page 18: 4

Answer

(b) Hypotheses usually are narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory power.

Work Step by Step

Hypotheses typically explain a specific set of observations, while theories are able to explain a great variety of related observations.
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