A student soaked 50 lima bean seeds and 50 green bean seeds in water for 24 hours. Then she planted the seeds in soil at a depth of two centimeters, using the same amount of water, light, and heat for each kind of seed. She measured every three days to determine which type of seed grew the fastest.

Question

The paragraph describes -

f a hypothesis
g an observation
h a conclusion
j an experiment

Answer 1

The paragraph describes j) an experiment. The student is conducting a controlled experiment to compare the growth rates of lima bean seeds and green bean seeds under the same conditions.