Question

A scientist asks a question and discovers that increase temperature decreases the number of offspring that an organism produces. Then, the scientist asks a new question about the impact of climate change on the species because

Answer 1

The scientist asks a new question because the results of the first investigation lead to new scientific questions that need to be tested. After asking a new question (a question that is based on observations and that is testable) the scientist will form a hypothesis that needs to be tested.