In an experiment, the independent variable is the factor that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable. In this case, the independent variable is the amount of light each plant receives, as the gardener would be varying this factor to see how it affects the other measurements like the average circumference of the fruit, the height of the plants, or the number of fruits per plant.
A gardener performs experiments on her tomato plants. When graphing her data, which factor is an independent variable?(1 point)
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the amount of light each plant receives
the amount of light each plant receives
the average circumference of each plant’s fruit
the average circumference of each plant’s fruit
the height of each plant
the height of each plant
the number of fruit per plant
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