Question

some chickens lay an egg every day. other chickens produce few eggs. a study is planned to examine factors that might affect the number of eggs produced by chickens. which of the following is not a suitable hypothesis for the study?
○ if chickens receive more hours of light, then they will produce more eggs.
○ if the cage for chickens is larger, then they will produce more eggs.
○ if more eggs are produced by chickens, then they lose more weight.

Explanation:

A hypothesis for this study should relate a factor (independent variable) to egg production (dependent variable). The first two options link light hours/cage size (factors) to egg production. The third option links egg production (dependent) to weight loss, which is about the effect of egg production, not a factor affecting it.

Answer:

If more eggs are produced by chickens, then they lose more weight.