Question

dylans grandmother suggested that soaking berries in hot water might help prevent the berries from getting moldy. to test this idea, dylan harvested fresh blackberries and divided them evenly into eight bowls. he filled four of the bowls with room temperature water and the other four bowls with water heated to 125°f. dylan let all of the berries soak in the water for 30 seconds. then, he poured out the water and dried the berries. dylan placed the two groups of bowls in the refrigerator, keeping each group separate. after five days, dylan counted the number of moldy blackberries in each bowl. which of the following was a dependent variable in this experiment? the temperature of the water the number of moldy blackberries

Explanation:

In an experiment, the dependent variable is what is being measured and is affected by the independent variable. Here, Dylan is testing if soaking berries in hot water prevents mold. The number of moldy black - berries is what he counts, which depends on the water temperature (the independent variable).

Answer:

the number of moldy blackberries