I need to come up with a really good hypotheses for Why do certain animals eat more at certain temperatures than others or than they do at other temperatures? I just don't know what a good hypotheses is but here are some examples of bad ones:

An organism's metabolism is affected by temperature.
-It doesn't offer a cause. It's too general - it leads to so broad a prediction that experimental results can be misleading.

Mice will have a lower metabolic rate than crickets.
-It doesn't take the question into consideration. It is a prediction rather than a hypothesis. Doesn't take into consideration information regarding these animal's metabolism and pattern of temperature conformity as discussed in lecture or in the textbook.

Mice will eat more when they are hot.
-This cannot be tested in this short a lab period (requires days). It doesn't take the question into consideration. It is a prediction rather than a hypothesis.

If the temperature decreases then the metabolic rate changes.
-Once again, this hypothesis is too general, and does not offer a cause for the change.

To come up with a good hypothesis for why certain animals eat more at certain temperatures than others, you need to incorporate a cause-and-effect relationship specific to the question and consider the information provided in the lecture or textbook.

Here's an example of a good hypothesis:

"The consumption of food in animals is influenced by their metabolic rate, which is directly affected by environmental temperature. As the temperature increases, the metabolic rate of animals also increases, leading to an increased demand for energy. Therefore, animals in warmer temperatures eat more to fulfill their energy requirements compared to animals in cooler temperatures."

To arrive at this hypothesis, consider the cause-and-effect relationship between temperature and metabolic rate. Review the information provided in the lecture or textbook about how temperature impacts an animal's metabolic processes, and how these processes are related to the animal's energy needs. This hypothesis provides a specific cause (metabolic rate influenced by temperature) and a clear effect (increased food consumption) based on the information provided in the question.

Remember, a good hypothesis should be specific, testable, and based on a logical understanding of the subject matter. It should aim to uncover the potential relationship between variables.