To test the hypothesis that plants grow faster in green light, a student set up 3 of the same type of plants. She placed the first plant under a green light, the second plant under a regular light bulb, and the third plant under a red light.

What is the dependent variable in this experiment

Question

To test the hypothesis that plants grow faster in green light, a student set up 3 of the same type of plants. She placed the first plant under a green light, the second plant under a regular light bulb, and the third plant under a red light.

What is the dependent variable in this experiment

anonymous · Answer

I'd say that the independent variable is the wavelength of the light and the dependent variable the velocity plant growth.