Question

Throughout the reflection, make sure you have a copy of the Student Guide and your data tables. Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.



In Hypothesis #1, the
was intentionally manipulated as the independent variable.

In Hypothesis #2, the
was intentionally manipulated as the independent variable.

The dependent variable measured in both cases was the
.

Answer 1

I don’t have your Student Guide or data tables, so I can’t pick the exact words for your drop-downs. I can, however, tell you how to choose the correct entries and give examples.

How to identify each variable
- Independent variable = what you intentionally change between treatments (the cause).
- Dependent variable = what you measure to see the effect (the response).

What to do now
- Paste Hypothesis #1 and Hypothesis #2 here (or list the variables you used), and I’ll fill the blanks exactly.

Examples you can check against your hypotheses
- If Hypothesis #1 was “If light intensity increases, then plant growth will increase” → independent variable = light intensity.
- If Hypothesis #2 was “If fertilizer type changes, then plant growth will change” → independent variable = fertilizer type.
- In both of the above, dependent variable = plant growth (e.g., height, biomass).

Other common pairs
- “If temperature increases, then reaction rate will increase” → independent = temperature; dependent = reaction rate (e.g., time to completion, gas volume).
- “If surface area increases, then reaction rate will increase” → independent = surface area; dependent = reaction rate.

Send your two hypotheses (or the list of variables you used) and I’ll fill in the exact phrasing for your drop-downs.