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A student is studying the effect of fertilizer on fruit growth. He uses 6 tomato plant, placing each in a garden where they get equal amounts of sun and water. One plant is given feterlizer, While he other 5 plants are given 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 grams of dissolved fertilizer each day for 3 weeks. At the end of the experiment the tomato fruits are weighed

What is the dependent variable in this experiment

Amount of fertilizer

Fruit weight

Sun exposure

Amount of water

1 answer

The dependent variable in this experiment is fruit weight. The weight of the tomato fruits is what the student is measuring to assess the effect of the different amounts of fertilizer on fruit growth.