Question

In the experiment, you will determine whether having worms in the soil causes lima bean plants to grow more, less, or the same. Write a scientific question that you are answering by doing this lab. Write your question in general terms, not in terms of worms and lima bean plants.​

Answer 1

independent variable: presence of one species (here, worms)

dependent variable: effect on another species (here, lima bean plants)

relationship: benefit

Answer 2

The scientific question which can be formed from the scenario mentioned in the question can be : " What effect do the organisms present in the soil such as worms have on the growth of a plant?"

The scientific method of research begins with a scientific question. To answer the question a hypothesis will be made. The hypothesis will be tested through experimentation. Results will be deduced and conclusions will be drawn.