A plant biologist notices that plants grown in fertilizer are larger than plants grown without fertilizer. She then wonders if fertilized plants also produce more fruits relative to non-fertilized plants. To test this, she carries out an experiment in a greenhouse with potted plants, some receiving fertilizer and some not. At the end of the experiment, she counts the fruits produced and finds that there is no difference between the number of fruits for the fertilized plants and the number of fruits for the non-fertilized plants.
1. What is the observation?
2. What is the hypothesis?
3. What is the control?
4. Based on the results (no difference between the two groups), was the hypothesis proven true, supported or should it be rejected?
Answers:
1. Observation
Plants grown in fertilizer are larger than plants grown without fertilizer.
2. Hypothesis
Her hypothesis is that fertilized plants produces more fruits relative to non-fertilized plants.
3. Control
As she carries out an experiment in a greenhouse with potted plants, some receiving fertilizer and some not. Here, the plants receiving fertilizer would be the experimental group and the ones without fertilizer would be the control group.
4. Hypothesis supported or rejected?
In the experiment the researcher failed to prove the hypothesis. The hypothesis is hence rejected.
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