Which of the Following Observations Would Falsify the Main Hypothesis

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following observations would falsify the main hypothesis of this article?

• A) Oil reliance is unrelated to a country's level of democracy.
• B) Oil reliance decreases a country's level of democracy.
• C) Islamic countries have a higher level of democracy.
• D) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries have a lower level of democracy.

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Definitions:

Double Fertilization

Fertilization as it occurs in flowering plants; one sperm cell fuses with an egg, and a second sperm cell fuses with the endosperm mother cell.

Zygote

The cell formed by the fusion of two gametes; the earliest stage of embryonic development in sexually reproducing organisms.

Endosperm

A tissue produced inside the seeds of most flowering plants following fertilization, which acts as a food store for the developing embryo.

Oxidative Tissue Damage

Tissue impairment caused by reactive oxygen species leading to cellular dysfunction and disease.