After the discovery of the microscope, many microorganisms were placed into taxonomic categories. What characteristic of science does this show?

It changes with common beliefs.

It changes with new evidence.

It is fixed, since it follows the scientific method.

It is fixed, since it is based on experimentation.

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6 December, 04:59

After the discovery of the microscope, many microorganisms were placed into taxonomic categories. What characteristic of science does this show?

It changes with common beliefs.

It changes with new evidence.

It is fixed, since it follows the scientific method.

It is fixed, since it is based on experimentation.

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It changes with new evidence.

The example shows that science changes with new evidence. Science can not change with common beliefs because first of all beliefs should be proved and become evidence. Second, science is not fixed because of the scientific method and experimentation, which is a phase of the scientific method.