Which correctly summarizes the traits of a good hypothesis?

a hypothesis is a statement that cannot be either supported or shown to be invalid.

a hypothesis is a question that a scientist formulates about a phenomenon.

a hypothesis is only a theory that can't be tested.

a hypothesis is realistic, testable, potentially falsifiable, and capable of being expressed as an if-then statement.

answer: c

explanation:

if the hares very faster than they are now, and thus the lynx's hunting success rate drops because it will be harder to catch them, the rate that will change will be the pray-rate. the pray-rate will change because more hares will be able to survive, thus more individuals for reproduction, so the end result will be increasing population of hares.

the predator-rate will remain pretty much the same because there will be more than enough pray, but the hunting success rate is stagnant.