EBK LIFE: THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 1R
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The relationship between an experiment and a hypothesis.
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A hypothesis is a simple and testable condition, which is written as a statement. It is a prediction about what will happen. It is the tentative answer to a scientific question and leads to one or more predictions that can be tested by experiment.
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