Question

question 10 (1 point) listen several people became ill after eating oysters in a restaurant. which of the following statements is a hypothesis? 1) everyone who ate oysters got sick 2) people got sick irrespective of whether oysters they ate were raw or cooked 3) symptoms included nausea and dizziness 4) the cook felt really bad about it 5) bacteria in the oysters may have caused the illness

Explanation:

A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. Here, 5) offers a possible cause - bacteria in oysters - for the observed illness, while 1) and 2) are statements about the pattern of illness, 3) is about symptoms, and 4) is about the cook's feelings, none of which are hypotheses about the cause of the illness.

Answer:

1. Bacteria in the oysters may have caused the illness