A student conducts an experiment using tomato plants. The student plants five young tomato plants in a pot with soil, places the pot in sunlight, and waters the plants each day for nine days. The student records the height of each plant every other day in a table.
After analyzing the data, the student claims that plants are organisms because they grow. Which statement supports the student’s claim?
Responses
The height of each plant is different at the start of the experiment.
The height of each plant is different at the start of the experiment.
The heights of all of the plants at the end of the experiment are almost the same.
The heights of all of the plants at the end of the experiment are almost the same.
The height of each plant is different every other day.
The height of each plant is different every other day.
The heights of all of the plants are the same throughout the experiment.
The heights of all of the plants are the same throughout the experiment.
1 answer
The statement that supports the student's claim is: "The height of each plant is different every other day." This statement demonstrates that the plants are growing and changing in height over time, which is a characteristic of organisms.