Suppose a student hypothesized that mice would grow best if fed apple slices. She used four mice, all of which she grew for seven days. She fed the first mouse apple slices, the second raw steak, the third fruit punch, and the fourth was not fed any food. At the end of seven days, she found the following changes in weight for the four mice: the one fed apple slices gained 1.00 g, the one fed raw steak gained 0.61 g, the one given fruit punch gained 4.20 g, and the one given only water died by week's end. Did the results of her experiment support her hypothesis?

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Saige Norris

Biology

18 March, 18:45

Suppose a student hypothesized that mice would grow best if fed apple slices. She used four mice, all of which she grew for seven days. She fed the first mouse apple slices, the second raw steak, the third fruit punch, and the fourth was not fed any food. At the end of seven days, she found the following changes in weight for the four mice: the one fed apple slices gained 1.00 g, the one fed raw steak gained 0.61 g, the one given fruit punch gained 4.20 g, and the one given only water died by week's end. Did the results of her experiment support her hypothesis?

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Benitez · Answer 1

The answer is no.

Explanation:

The student stated, as a hypothesis, that feeding mice with apple slices would grow them BEST. As the experiment developed, the results showed that fruit punch is the one that grows mice the best. Although with apple slices the mice did grow (1.00 g) it's not the same result as with fruit punch (4.20 g) therefore, the results don't support her theory.