A Dependent Variable Is a Variable That

question 111

Multiple Choice

A dependent variable is a variable that

• A) the participants themselves measure.
• B) the item that an experimenter measures to determine how it was affected.
• C) the experimenter manipulates.
• D) is irrelevant to what happens in the experiment.

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Definitions:

Dry Fruit

a type of fruit where the outer layer becomes hard at maturity, protecting the seeds inside without using fleshy tissue.

Ovary

A female reproductive organ in animals and plants where ova or eggs are produced.

Carpels

The female reproductive organs of a flower, consisting of the stigma, style, and ovary.

Seed Dispersal

The mechanism by which seeds are spread away from the parent plant to reduce competition and promote species spread.