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A group of scientists have been asked to conduct a study on how hazardous waste will affect the surrounding plant and animal life. The scientists decided that the best way to complete the study is to conduct a controlled experiment in a laboratory. Which of the following is the most likely reason the scientists will use a controlled experiment instead of placing hazardous waste in an area to see if effects?

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If they were to do this experiment in a normal habitat where other animals live, they could risk the lives of many different species in the area. They would be controlling where the waste goes and for how long it's there by conucting the controlled experiment.

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