Biology
Biology
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ISBN: 9781259188121
Author: Peter Stiling, Robert Brooker, Linda Graham, Eric Widmaier
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Introduction: Hypothesis is defined as a suggested or proposed reasoning for a phenomenon that is naturally occurring in the environment. A hypothesis may be accepted or rejected based upon its validation. After observing certain desert plants in their native environment, a researcher proposes that they drop their leaves to conserve water. This is an example of a hypothesis.

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