Matching Based on the Olestra Potato Chip Experiment Conducted by Researchers

question 13

Short Answer

Matching
Based on the Olestra potato chip experiment conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, match the following letters to the number with which they best correspond.
-People who eat potato chips with Olestra will be more likely to get intestinal cramps than those who eat potato chips made without Olestra.
A)observation
B)hypothesis
C)prediction
D)experiment
E)control group
F)experimental group
G)the variable
H)results
I)conclusion

• A)observation
• B)hypothesis
• C)prediction
• D)experiment
• E)control group
• F)experimental group
• G)the variable
• H)results
• I)conclusion

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