Question

Biology

Answer 1

@alivejeremy

Answer 2

C because an independent variable is the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment. Independent variables are the variables that the experimenter changes to test their dependent variable. The effect on the dependent variable is measured and recorded.

Answer 3

what would the control group be?

Answer 4

@liziekay

Answer 5

What's a control group?

Answer 6

According to google, The control group is defined as the group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment by the researchers and is then used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Answer 7

What do you think it is?

Answer 8

the young trees

Answer 9

what's your reasoning?

Answer 10

cause it doesnt get touched

Answer 11

Well, are the scientists using it to compare the young trees to the young hemlocks? In this scenario, no. The trees don't really matter.

Answer 12

would it be the fence than?

Answer 13

She's looking at the young hemlocks and that would be the control group because that's the main point of the experiment.

Answer 14

ok thanks

Answer 15

thee ones surrounded by fencing or not surrounded?

Answer 16

The population of the hemlocks doubling isn't receiving treatment from the researchers, it's just doubling. Understand?

Answer 17

Not sure, reread the problem and you'll understand what I'm talking about.

Answer 18

ok thanks again