Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073402435
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-243-7

Chapter 1 - The Main Themes of Microbiology - Critical Thinking Questions - Bloom's Levels 3, 4, and 5: Apply, Analyze, and Evaluate - Page 24: 3

Answer

We use the term theory when the hypothesis has been validated by experiments. Hence, usage of theory in this article is inappropriate because it is merely a hypothesis at this stage and has not been proven by any experiments yet.

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