Question

Are these Hypothesis or Prediction:

1- Bright coloration in poison blue ringed octopuses advertise that they are poisonous.

2- The SRY gene in humans is responsible for embryonic development of male gender.

3- Patients treated with warfarin, an anticoagulant, will have a reduced chance of heart attack, stroke, and blood clots compared to untreated patients over a six month time frame.

4- Algae blooms will be significantly larger in high nitrogen lakes than in low nitrogen lakes.

Answer 1

1- Bright coloration in poison blue ringed octopuses advertise that they are poisonous.

Ans: Prediction

2- The SRY gene in humans is responsible for embryonic development of male gender.

Ans: Prediction

3- Patients treated with warfarin, an anticoagulant, will have a reduced chance of heart attack, stroke, and blood clots compared to untreated patients over a six month time frame.

Ans: Hypothesis

4- Algae blooms will be significantly larger in high nitrogen lakes than in low nitrogen lakes.

Ans: Hypothesis