You are a research scientist studying bioluminescent bacteria (bacteria that can glow). you grow several plates of bacteria and give them a special chemical that you hypothesize will increase their luminescence, or brightness. you turn off the lights and use a device called a photometer to measure the light levels (in lumens) coming from each plate. you collect the following data:
plate 1: 7 lumens, 6 lumens, 13 lumens
plate 2: 4 lumens, 5 lumens, 7 lumens
plate 3: 3 lumens, 6 lumens, 7 lumens
plate 4: 5 lumens, 5 lumens, 8 lumens
which of the following pieces of data is likely an outlier

Data of plate 1 is an outlier

Explanation:

An outlier value is the one which has maximum distance from the mean observed value.

In plate 2,3 and 4 the maximum differences between the observed values of  luminescence is 3, 4 and 3 lumen respectively. Thus, plate 2,3 and 4 are not outlier.

While in plate 1, the the maximum differences between the observed values of  luminescence is 7, thus plate 1 shows data that is an outlier.

answer; polycythemia is the correct answer;

a plastic spoon that has a temperature of 78° f is placed into a bowl of soup that has a temperature of 84° f. which of these correctly describes what will happen?

energy as heat moves from the soup to the spoon.