Which Analogy Most Accurately Defines Scientific Theory

Multiple Choice

Which analogy most accurately defines scientific theory?

A) Scientific theory definitively describes practice in much the same way that a dictionary definitively describes the meanings of different words.
B) Scientific theory components are combined in different ways to produce different theories in much the same way that beads are strung together in different ways to produce different necklaces.
C) Scientific theory represents only the thought-based aspects of a discipline (rather than the action-based aspects) in much the same way that a flag represents the physical entity of a country (rather than its individual people) .
D) Scientific theory components are specific to only one particular theory in much the same way that a key is specific to one particular lock.