Question

activity 3 of 6: experimental and control groups
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after several attempts to grow bell peppers in direct sunlight, chaz now suspects that his bell peppers would grow better in partial sunlight. to test this hypothesis, chaz plants two rows of bell peppers. the first row will grow in direct sunlight. the second row will grow in partial sunlight. both rows will use the same soil and watering schedule. identify the experimental group and the control group of this experiment.
experimental group
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control group
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Explanation:

In an experiment, the experimental group is the one that receives the treatment being tested (in this case, the condition suspected to have an effect). The control group is the one that serves as a baseline and does not receive the treatment. Chaz suspects bell - peppers grow better in partial sunlight, so the group in partial sunlight is the experimental group and the group in direct sunlight is the control group as it is the existing condition.

Answer:

Experimental Group: Bell peppers in partial sunlight
Control Group: Bell peppers in direct sunlight