A biologist listens to frogs singing at a local pond and hypothesizes that the sounds are mating calls.What would be the next step in the hypothesis-and-prediction method?
A) Controlling an environment
B) Making an observation
C) Forming a hypothesis
D) Making a prediction
E) Testing a prediction

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After forming a hypothesis, the next step in the scientific method is to make a prediction that logically follows from the hypothesis. This prediction will then be tested through experiments or further observations.

A Biologist Listens to Frogs Singing at a Local Pond