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A scientist sets up an experiment to see how colored lights affect the height of plant growth. He grows one group of plants in full sunlight, one group under red lights, one group under blue lights, and one group under green lights. All the plants are exactly that same type and all receive an equal intensity (brightness) of light. At the end of the experiment he measures all the plants. What is the dependent variable?

A) The intensity of the light
B) The color of the light
C) The height of the plant
D) Sunlight

User Zombio
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Answer:

C) The height of the plant

Step-by-step explanation:

Dependent variable - is the variable that can not be manipulated and the one that's being observed.


\tt{ \green{P} \orange{s} \red{y} \blue{x} \pink{c} \purple{h} \green{i} e}

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