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A hypothesis is an educated guess based upon observation. It is an explanation of a single event based upon what is observed. A hypothesis has not
been proved but can be supported by experimentation.
a) Suppose that out of 10 trees planted in a yard, only five survived. What kind of hypothesis could you make about this observation or event? Remember that a hypothesis needs to have a certain format.
b) How could you test this hypothesis? What type of experiment could you perform?

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a) My hypothesis is in this case is that the environmental conditions in the yard were too extreme which resulted in half of the trees dying.

b) I can test this hypothesis by asking myself, what environmental conditions were the trees in that caused half of them to die? I could read about different biomes and their climates and learn how well they support organic life such as grass, plants, crops, and even trees. I can then determine that half of the trees did not survive due to the extreme environmental conditions they were in.

Hope this helps!

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