The control group in this experiment would be the group that gets only water, no fertilizer. The control group is used as a baseline to compare the effects of the new fertilizer, allowing you to see how the plants behave without the influence of the fertilizer. The group that gets water and fertilizer would be the experimental group.
You are a scientist and would like to know if a new fertilizer will help plants grow faster. What would the control group be?
The group that gets only water, no fertilizer
The group that gets water and fertilizer
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