Below is a scenario about an experiment; there are three questions referring back to this scenario, so read it carefully. Sherri wanted to test what fertilizer worked best on her tomato plants. She bought 4 different brands of fertilizer, and five tomato plants. She labeled each plant A-E. She did not give plant E any fertilizer. Each plant was kept in the same location, with the same amount of sunlight, and given the same amount of water each day. Each day at noon she measured her plants. 1. What is the independent variable in this scenario? - The type of plant - The growth of the plants - The amount of water given - The fertilizer given 2. What is the dependent variable? - The type of fertilizer - The amount of water given to each plan - The type of plant - Daily plant growth 3. Select all of the controlled variables present. - The type of plant - The type of fertilizer - How much sunlight the plants receive - How much water they receive daily

Independent variable: The fertilizer given

Dependent variable: Daily plant growth

Constants: How much water they receive daily, How much sunlight the plants receive, type of plant (tomato plant)

Explanation:

Independent variable of an experiment is the variable that is changed or manipulated by the experimenter in order to bring about a measurable response. In this experiment where Sherri wanted to test what fertilizer worked best on her tomato plants. She used 4 different brands of fertilizer. Hence, the FERTILIZER is the independent variable

On the other hand, the dependent variable is the variable that is measured in the experiment. It is the variable that responds to the independent variable. In this experiment, the DAILY PLANT GROWTH is the dependent variable.

Constants are variables that are kept unchanged or constant throughout the experiment. In this case, the constants or controlled variables are: : How much water they receive daily, How much sunlight the plants receive, type of plant (tomato plant)

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