Question

the passage below describes an experiment. read the passage and think about the variables. coopers grandmother suggested that soaking berries in hot water might help prevent the berries from getting moldy. to test this idea, cooper 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. cooper let all of the berries soak in the water for 30 seconds. then, he poured out the water and dried the berries. cooper placed the two groups of bowls in the refrigerator, keeping each group separate. after five days, cooper counted the number of moldy blackberries in each bowl. which of the following was an independent variable in this experiment? the temperature of the water the number of moldy blackberries harvesting blackberries

Explanation:

In an experiment, the independent variable is what is changed. Here, Cooper changes the temperature of the water for soaking berries.

Answer:

the temperature of the water