Question

Hypothetical Situation: A scientist notices that her bees may be avoiding a specific pollen from flower "X" despite its abundance in the area. To test to see if this behavior is reproducible and not anecdotal, she decides to provide a choice test to her bees. She does this by putting the bees in a small cage with two dishes. One with pollen from flower "X" the other is pollen from a flower that she knows her bees collect, flower "Y." She counts how many times the bees chooses Flower "X" vs Flower "Y" and collects this data.

What is experimental group?

Answer 1

The experimental group in this case are the group of bees that are put in the small cage.

Explanation:

The experimental group is the group of subjects that participate in the test. They are usually assigned to the treatments in study. In some cases there is a control group, with no assigned treatment.

In this case, the bees that she put in the cage, and they are not assigned to a particular treatment. It can be considered a control group.