You are walking along and you see a plant that is small, green, and growing close to the ground. when you look more closely, you see it has a very flexible stem and leaf like structures that lack veins. you are most likely observing a(n)

Which of the following statements best distinguishes a hypothesis from a theory? a. theories are hypotheses that have been proved. b.hypotheses are guesses; theories are correct answers c. hypotheses usually are relatively narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory power. d. theories are proved to be true; hypotheses are often contradicted by experimental results.