RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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INTRODUCTION

SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY

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An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ____
A
The type of plant
B
The amount of sunlight
C
The type of music
D
The type of liquid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When you try to grow plants using another liquid, the molecules (or what makes up that liquid) are shaped differently from water molecules. Because of their different shape, they block the process of photosynthesis from occurring, so the seeds do not know they should grow!

Detailed explanation-2: -Plant height is the dependent variable that responds to the change in the independent variable. Each plant is exposed to an equal amount of sunlight, so sunlight is the control variable. They are also grown in the same sized pot and given an equal amount of water.

Detailed explanation-3: -The plant-growth experiment is an example of a factorial experiment. A factorial experiment consists of several factors (seed, water) which are set at different levels, and a response variable (plant height).

Detailed explanation-4: -When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water.

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