Sarah wants to know where in her garden chamomile would grow the best. She thinks chamomile will grow best in the corner of the garden that gets the most sunlight. To test her hypothesis, she decides to plant several groups of chamomile in her garden as an experiment. Which of the following variables should Sarah change from one group of chamomile to the next?

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing?