Plants & Human Affairs - Introduction
Cherries.wmf (7140 bytes) Plants & Human Affairs (BIOL106)  -  Stephen G. Saupe, Ph.D.; Biology Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321; ssaupe@csbsju.edu; http://www.employees.csbsju.edu/ssaupe

Science is Predictive

Predict the next number in the following sequences.  What is the rationale/rule for each prediction?

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, _____

  2. 1, 3, 5, 7, _____

  3. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, ____

  4. 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, ____, _____, _____

  5. 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, ____, _____, _____

What is the Rule?  Predict the following.

  1. What is the next name in the following sequence:  Ann, Bob, Carol, Don, _____?

  2. Predict where St. Cloud should fit in the following list:   Chicago,  Denver,  Los Angeles

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