What is the purpose of a hypothesis?
a. it specifies the procedure for a scientific experiment.
b. it is a prediction of whether an experiment will give useful results.
c. it tells other scientists what kind of research they should be doing.
d. it is a possible answer with an explanation for a scientific question.

It is a prediction of whether an experiment will give useful results.

B

I learned it at school during my Critical Thinking Through Science class.

above statement is not a true statement about the open ocean because the open ocean has low levels of nutrients. most of the photosynthetic activity on earth occurs in the open ocean within the photic zone. organisms in the deep ocean are exposed to frigid temperatures and total darkness but it does not begin at the low-tide mark.