In an experiment, the independent variable is the factor that is manipulated or changed by the gardener to observe its effect on the dependent variable. In this case, the independent variable would be the amount of light each plant receives. The gardener can control or vary the light exposure to see how it affects the growth and fruit production of the tomato plants.
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 height of each plant
the height of each plant
the number of fruit per plant
the number of fruit per plant
the amount of light each plant receives
the amount of light each plant receives
the average circumference of each plant’s fruit
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