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Scientific Hypothesis — Definition & Examples

By Valeri Natole
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Orchid mantises are bugs that look just like orchid flowers.

A classroom has pet orchid mantises in a glass cage with houseflies. One student makes these observations over two days:

Day 1: 7 orchard mantises, 35 houseflies. The houseflies don't notice the mantises hanging out among the flowers. Day 2: 7 orchard mantises, 14 houseflies.

Which of these is a testable hypothesis?

Choose one answer

Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

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