Use the Following Information to Answer the Following Question(s): You

question 26

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the following question(s) : You wake up one morning feeling slightly under the weather.A close family member enthusiastically suggests that you take some Echinacea, an herb commonly used as a cold remedy.You then decide to design an experiment to test Echinacea and see if this claim is true.You think, "If taken at the beginning of a cold, Echinacea will reduce cold symptoms."
-Your statement, "If taken at the beginning of a cold, Echinacea will reduce cold symptoms," is called a(n) ________.

• A)observation
• B)hypothesis
• C)conclusion
• D)theory

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Definitions:

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MRSA-Positive Wound

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Medical Waste Disposal

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Gauze Dressings

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