Question

Consider the scenario.

Lloyd is studying the effect of hamster food on the health of hamsters. He suspects that the food may be unhealthy. He feeds hamsters various amounts of food over a six-week period. He weighs the hamsters using a digital lab balance at the beginning of the experiment and then again at the end of the experiment. Then, he calculates and graphs the change in weight.

Lloyd’s data shows that the more food the hamsters ate, the greater the change in their weight.

When writing the conclusion of his report, Lloyd states that the hamster food is not a healthy choice for lab hamsters since it causes them to gain weight unnecessarily.

What component of scientific argumentation is missing from Lloyd’s work?


graphs and tables


accurate measurements


logical reasoning


appropriate equipment

Answer 1

Answer:

Maxim manufactures a hamster food product called Green Health. Maxim currently has 23,000 bags of Green Health on hand. The variable production costs per bag are $3.30 and total fixed costs are $25,000. The hamster food can be sold as it is for $9.00 per bag or be processed further into Premium Green and Green Deluxe at an additional cost.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Appropriate equipment

Explanation:

Lloyd should use analytic balance to measure the weight of hamsters because analytic balances are used in laboratories to measure weight in grams whereas digital lab balances are used to measure weight in milligrams. ( Average weight of hamsters is 25-460 grams ).