VARIANT 1

Experiment: Fifteen tobacco plants of the same age and genetic strain were randomly
assigned to 3 groups of 5 plants each. One group was untreated, one was infected with
tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), and one was infected with tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV).
After one week the activity of o-diphenol oxidase was determined in each plant. Does
infection by either virus affect the activity of this enzyme?

Enzyme Activity (µg/ml protein/min)

Control TMV-Infected TRSV-Infected
1 2.45 1.45 2.87
2 2.37 1.67 3.05
3 1.98 1.06 2.36
4 2.76 0.89 3.21
5 2.39 1.67 3.00

VARIANT 2
Experiment: According to the results presented in table, at the level of significance α=0,05
check whether there is a difference between the methods A1, A2, A3, A4 processing of
pharmaceutical raw materials in terms of greater product yield.
Number of Method of processing Аj
observations A1 A2 A3 A4
1 80 71 77 71
2 74 74 76 72
3 77 72 73 71
4 78 73 72 73
5 72 72 71 72
6 77 72 73 71

VARIANT 3

Experiment: At the significance level α = 0.05, check the effectiveness of X-ray

irradiation on the rate of reproduction of a specific type of bacteria according to the data in
Table, which presents the relative level (in percentage) of reproduction of irradiated bacteria
to unirradiated.

Number of Dose of irradiation F, 103 P

observations F=1 F=2 F=3 F=4
1 79 89 84 97
2 77 90 86 97
3 75 85 85 98
4 73 83 83 93
5 77 80 80 94
6 75 85 85 98

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 VARIANT 4

Experiment: An endocrinologist studying genetic and environmental effects on insulin

production of pancreatic tissue raised five litters of experimental mice. At age 2 months he
sacrificed the mice, dissected out pancreatic tissue and treated the tissue specimens with
glucose solution. The amount of insulin released from these specimens was recorded in
pg/ml. Are there significant differences in insulin release among the litters?

Litter
№ 1 2 3 4
1 8 2 4 3
2 7 6 10 5
3 5 7 9 9
4 5 11 8 10
5 3 5 10 6
6 8 12 15 13

VARIANT 5

Experiment:At the significance level α = 0.05, check the effectiveness the β-blocker on heart
rate.

Number of Levels of β-blocker

observations F1=1 F=2 F3=3 F4=4
1 120 95 65 65
2 103 90 80 73
3 105 95 85 65
4 113 85 75 73

VARIANT 6
Experiment: Suppose we do an experiment to test the effects of three diets (A, B, and
C) on the weight gain of guinea pig pups. All the pups were raised, after weaning, for four
weeks on a standard guinea pig chow. They were then randomly divided into three groups
with each group receiving a different diet. The weight gain of each individual after six more
weeks on the various diets is recorded in grams in Table:

Weight gain of each guinea pig pup by diet

A B C
1 43 27 23
2 39 24 30
3 27 29 28
4 47 25 31

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 Are there significant differences in weights among the 3 groups?

VARIANT 7

Experiment: An endocrinologist studying genetic and environmental effects on insulin

production of pancreatic tissue raised five litters of experimental mice. At age 2 months he
sacrificed the mice, dissected out pancreatic tissue and treated the tissue specimens with
glucose solution. The amount of insulin released from these specimens was recorded in
pg/ml. Are there significant differences in insulin release among the litters?

Litter
№ 1 2 3 4 5
1 10 2 4 3 7
2 7 6 10 5 10
3 5 7 9 9 12
4 7 11 8 10 13
5 3 5 10 6 11
6 5 7 9 9 12

VARIANT 8

Experiment: Workers at a tree farm decided to test the efficacy of three fertilizer mixtures
(A, B, and C) on the growth of Norway maple seedlings, Acer platanoides. The table below
contains the heights of seedlings (in feet) for the three fertilizer treatments. Determine if there
are significant differences in the heights among the three treatments.

A B C
1 3.1 2.3 3.1
2 2.1 2.9 1.5
3 2.4 1.5 2.7
4 2.8 1.2 2.9
5 2.9 1.9 1.7
6 3.1 3.4 2.1
7 2.1 2.9 1.5

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 VARIANT 9
Experiment: Eighteen tobacco plants of the same age and genetic strain were randomly
assigned to 3 groups of 6 plants each. One group was untreated, one was infected with
tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), and one was infected with tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV).
After one week the activity of o-diphenol oxidase was determined in each plant. Does
infection by either virus affect the activity of this enzyme?

Enzyme Activity (µg/ml protein/min)

Control TMV-Infected TRSV-Infected
1 1.43 2.44 2.87
2 1.62 2.31 3.05
3 1.06 1.97 2.36
4 0.89 2.76 3.21
5 1.67 2.37 3.02
6 1.85 2.42 3.12

VARIANT 10

Experiment: To test the effectiveness of various denture adhesives, an instrument called the
TA.XT2i Texture Analyzer made by Texture Technologies Corp. was used to measure the
amount of force required to separate dentures from a mouth and gum cast. The force required
for separation was recorded in decigrams. The adhesives were: (A) karaya, (B) karaya with
sodium borate, (C) carboxymethylcellulose sodium (32%) and ethylene oxide homopolymer,
and (D) carboxylmethylcellulose sodium (49%) and ethylene oxide homopolymer. Are there
any significant differences among these denture adhesives holding abilities?

A B C D
1 79 77 75 80
2 79 70 81 82
3 80 90 60 91
4 72 80 66 95
5 88 76 74 84
6 66 82 58 77

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 VARIANT 11

Experiment: To compare the efficacy of three insect repellants, volunteers applied fixed
amounts of repellant to their hand and arm then placed them in a chamber with several
hundred hungry female Culex erraticus mosquitoes. The repellants were citronella (Treatment
I), N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) 20% (Treatment II), and Avon Skin So Soft hand
lotion (Treatment III). The data recorded below are the times in minutes until first bite.

Time until first bite (min)

Citronella DEET 20% Avon Skin So Soft
1 5 12 6
2 7 18 7
3 8 25 9
4 8 27 10
5 14 28 18
6 8 25 9

Determine if there are any significant differences among the times of protection for these
three repellants.

VARIANT 12

Experiment: Workers at a tree farm decided to test the efficacy of four fertilizer mixtures (A,
B, C and D) on the growth of Norway maple seedlings, Acer platanoides. The table below
contains the heights of seedlings (in feet) for the four fertilizer treatments. Determine if there
are significant differences in the heights among the four treatments.

A B C D
1 2.5 2.7 3.6 2.8
2 2.1 2.9 1.5 2.5
3 2.4 1.5 2.2 2.5
4 2.7 1.2 2.9 1.9
5 2.9 1.9 1.7 1.0
6 3.1 3.4 2.1 3.7
7 2.4 1.5 2.2 2.5

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 VARIANT 13

Experiment: Suppose we do an experiment to test the effects of four diets (A, B, C

and D) on the weight gain of guinea pig pups. All the pups were raised, after weaning, for
four weeks on a standard guinea pig chow. They were then randomly divided into four groups
with each group receiving a different diet. The weight gain of each individual after six more
weeks on the various diets is recorded in grams in Table:

Weight gain of each guinea pig pup by diet

A B C D
1 35 22 23 22
2 39 27 30 27
3 27 29 25 29
4 47 25 37 35
5 24 30 24 28
6 29 25 29 31

Are there significant differences in weights among the 4 groups?

VARIANT 14
Experiment: To test the effectiveness of various denture adhesives, an instrument called the
TA.XT2i Texture Analyzer made by Texture Technologies Corp. was used to measure the
amount of force required to separate dentures from a mouth and gum cast. The force required
for separation was recorded in decigrams. The adhesives were: (A) karaya, (B) karaya with
sodium borate, (C) carboxymethylcellulose sodium (32%) and ethylene oxide homopolymer.
Are there any significant differences among these denture adhesives holding abilities?

A B C
1 75 82 69
2 87 91 61
3 71 76 75
4 79 70 81
5 80 90 60
6 75 80 66
7 88 75 74
8 66 82 55
9 79 70 81

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 VARIANT 15

Experiment: Twenty one tobacco plants of the same age and genetic strain were randomly
assigned to 3 groups of 7 plants each. One group was untreated, one was infected with
tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), and one was infected with tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV).
After one week the activity of o-diphenol oxidase was determined in each plant. Does
infection by either virus affect the activity of this enzyme?

Enzyme Activity (µg/ml protein/min)

Control TMV-Infected TRSV-Infected
1 2.45 1.45 2.87
2 2.37 1.67 3.05
3 1.98 1.06 2.36
4 2.76 0.89 3.21
5 2.39 1.67 3.00
6 1.05 1.25 2.33
7 2.44 0.55 3.45