as a hypothesis as a conclusion as a theory as a statement
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: A student proposes the rate of increase in a plant's mass will be proportional to the length of light exposure per day when all other variables are constant. How should this proposal be classified?
Possibilities:
- as a hypothesis
- as a conclusion
- as a theory
- as a statement

as a hypothesis