Field Experiments Differ from Laboratory Experiments in That

question 28

Multiple Choice

Field experiments differ from laboratory experiments in that

• A) laboratory experiments include controls, but field experiments need not.
• B) field experiments can be more easily replicated than laboratory experiments.
• C) laboratory experiments allow variables not of direct interest to be controlled, while in field experiments these typically vary.
• D) field experiments can teach us about ecological systems, but laboratory experiments cannot.
• E) field experiments are often used by ecologists, but laboratory experiments never are.

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