Which question could be answered using the process of scientific inquiry? do cute mice find food quicker than less cute mice? how do mice know that they have to find food? do mice like soda? how does caffeine affect a mouse’s ability to find food in a maze?

How does caffeine affect a mouse’s ability to find food in a maze?

A scientific inquiry refers to the process of investigation which involves observation and analysis of variables or objects under study in order to give appropriate explanation for natural processes. A scientific inquiry utilizes an experimental set up in which dependent and independent variable are used. Independent variable are those variables, which can be manipulated or changed in an experimental set up to observe and determine the effect of change on the dependent variable. Dependent variable cannot be manipulated or change it gives the result of the experimental process.

How does caffeine affect a mouse’s ability to find food in a maze? is a question that could be answered using the process of scientific inquiry. Here, the caffeine is the independent variable, which can be manipulated ( low and high dose) to check the ability of mouse to find food, which is dependent variable. Therefore, scientific inquiry in this question is an attempt to find out the effect of caffeine on mouse ability to find food in a maze.