Question

theres a new sports drink out called swolade. youre running an experiment to see if plants will grow better if you water them with swolade instead of water. you think the electrolytes in the sports drink will make the plants grow faster. in your experiment you have two identical sized garden beds. you plant corn in both garden beds. one garden bed is watered with regular water. the other garden bed is watered with swolade. you measure the growth of the corn every two weeks in both beds. the independent variable in this experiment is select the dependent variable in this experiment is select a controlled variable in this experiment is select

Explanation:

• The independent variable is what is changed in an experiment. Here, the type of liquid (regular water or Swolade) used to water the plants is changed, so it is the independent variable.
• The dependent variable is what is being measured. The growth of the corn is being measured, so it is the dependent variable.
• Controlled variables are kept the same. The size of the garden - beds and the type of plant (corn) are kept the same, so they are controlled variables.

Answer:

The independent variable in this experiment is the type of liquid (regular water or Swolade).
The dependent variable in this experiment is the growth of the corn.
A controlled variable in this experiment is the size of the garden - beds (or the type of plant).