Two garden plots were planted with corn. The soil was similar in each, and equal amounts of water were applied to each plot. One plot was fertilized, and the other was not. The experimenters measured the yield as bushels of corn from each plot. The plot that did not receive the fertilizer was the _____.
experimental plot
control plot
controlled variable
dependent variable
emergent property
Three answers:
Mike M
2008-06-24 11:11:15 UTC
Control plot. That is the name assigned to the plot that represents what would happen if the experiment were not carried out (unchanged) so a comparison can be made with the plot that had the change applied to it.
2008-06-24 10:56:50 UTC
Control plot..
batgirl4943
2008-06-24 10:55:42 UTC
control. You are trying to measure the effects of fertilizer I assume so your plot without it would be your control plot
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