A Manipulative Field Experiment Was Conducted to Test the Hypothesis

question 41

Multiple Choice

A manipulative field experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that nitrogen pollution affects biodiversity.In this study,a field was treated for 4 years by adding nitrogen to it regularly.A potential limitation to this study is:

• A) It was conducted on only one soil type
• B) It was run for too long so you cannot trust the results
• C) Confounding variables were not held constant
• D) Biodiversity is not a reliable indicator for this research question

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