A plant is starting to fall over because the plant can no longer support its own weight. Students want to find out why this is happening. Which of the following is a good hypothesis for their experiment?

a. The plant is producing cellulose molecules.

b. The plant is not producing simple sugars to support its structure.

c. The polysaccharides in the plant are breaking down.

d. The glucose molecules in the plant are breaking down.

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Landen Farmer

Biology

8 May, 12:55

A plant is starting to fall over because the plant can no longer support its own weight. Students want to find out why this is happening. Which of the following is a good hypothesis for their experiment?

a. The plant is producing cellulose molecules.

b. The plant is not producing simple sugars to support its structure.

c. The polysaccharides in the plant are breaking down.

d. The glucose molecules in the plant are breaking down.

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Petey · Answer 1

I think the answer is c. The polysaccharides in the plants are breaking down. The cellulose is important in the structure of the plant. It can support the shape of the plant.

Melissa Kline · Answer 2

The correct answer is c. The polysaccharides in the plants are breaking down. The hypothesis is something that we predict about a certain thing and we want to test and approve it. In this case, we suppose that the polysaccharides, which are structural components in the plants are breaking down and as a consequence of that the plant can no longer support its own weight.