Scientists want to determine whether chemical X, a component of fertilizer, is harmful to fish. They treat fish in the laboratory with increasing amounts of the chemical for one week and then measure their viability. When researchers designed this experiment, they wrote "chemical X is toxic to fish" in their lab notebook. This statement is a(n)____.

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Scientists want to determine whether chemical X, a component of fertilizer, is harmful to fish.  They treat fish in the laboratory with increasing amounts of the chemical for one week and then measure their viability. When researchers designed this experiment, they wrote "chemical X is toxic to fish" in their lab notebook. This statement is a(n)____. ​

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The statement "chemical X is toxic to fish" is a hypothesis because it is a testable and falsifiable statement that the researchers aim to investigate through their experiment.

Scientists Want to Determine Whether Chemical X, a Component of Fertilizer