Question

Which of the following is a hypothesis?
A. Squid sometimes squirt ink.
B. What is a reason for squid to squirt ink?
C. If a squid is attacked by a predator, it will squirt ink.
D. All of the evidence accumulated by scientists over many years
shows that squid squirt ink to defend themselves.

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

Hypothesis is one of the science methods. Hypothesis is the same as guessing. It's a scientific method that precedes observations.

According to the question asking that Which of the following is a hypothesis ?

The correct option is C which is

If a squid is attacked by a predator, it will squirt ink

It is an hypothesis because there is no experimental evidence to back it up.