Use the scenario to answer the question. A student is studying the effect of fertilizer on fruit growth. He uses 6 tomato plants, placing each in a garden where they get equal amounts of sun and water. One plant is given no fertilizer, while the 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? (1 point) Responses amount of fertilizer amount of fertilizer amount of water amount of water fruit weight fruit weight sun exposure sun exposure

Answer 1

The dependent variable in this experiment is "fruit weight." It is the outcome being measured to determine the effect of the different amounts of fertilizer given to the plants.