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Two students are working together on an experiment that measures the effect of different liquid fertilizers on the thickness of plants’ stems. Which is most likely to result in the greatest amount of error in their scientific experiment?
One student measures the plant stem widths by using calipers. The other student measures the widths of the same plant stems again by using a different pair of calipers.
One student measures the plant stem widths by using calipers. The other student types the measurements as they are taken into a computer spreadsheet.
One student measures liquids for the experiment by holding the flask up at eye level. The other student measures liquids for the experiment while the flask sits on the table.
One student weighs liquids for the experiment by using a calibrated scale. The other student weighs liquids for the experiment by using a different calibrated scale.

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"One student measures liquids for the experiment by holding the flask up at eye level. The other student measures liquids for the experiment while the flask sits on the table."

Reason: Reading liquid volume requires aligning your eye with the meniscus to avoid parallax error. Measuring from different heights will produce consistently different volume readings and thus large systematic error. The other choices involve similar instruments or simple data entry, which are less likely to introduce as large or consistent errors.