Question

the passage below describes a process of scientific inquiry. select the part of the passage that describes developing a hypothesis. zoe bakes bread for a bakery. she stores her bread in clear bins in the back of the bakery, but she sometimes finds mold growing on the bread. she wanted to know if exposure to light affects mold growth. she predicted that less mold would grow on her bread if she stored it in dark bins. for two weeks, zoe stored half of her bread in dark bins and the other half in clear bins. she found that the same amount of mold grew on bread in both types of bins. she also noticed that bread in bins stored closer to the oven had the most mold. based on her experiment, zoe determined that light did not have a major effect on the total amount of mold that grew on her bread. she thought that temperature might affect mold growth and that less mold would grow on bread stored in cold conditions.

Explanation:

A hypothesis is a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting - point for further investigation. In the passage, Zoe's prediction that less mold would grow on her bread if she stored it in dark bins is her hypothesis about the relationship between light exposure and mold growth.

Answer:

She predicted that less mold would grow on her bread if she stored it in dark bins.