Question

the passage below describes an experiment. identify the question that the experiment can best answer. do tomato plants produce more tomatoes in soil with fertilizer than without fertilizer? do more tomato seedlings grow when planted in soil with fertilizer or without fertilizer? anna planted 25 tomato seeds one - half inch below the surface of the soil in each of six pots. she added an equal amount of fertilizer to three of the pots. she then placed all six pots in a plant - growth chamber where all the seeds would experience the same temperature, amount of light, and level of humidity. after two weeks, anna counted the number of seedlings growing in each pot. she compared the number of seedlings in the pots with fertilizer to the number in the pots without.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the experiment goal

The goal is to test fertilizer - effect on tomato production.

Step2: Analyze the question options

The question about tomato production is most relevant as it directly relates to the main outcome of interest in the experiment. The other questions about seedling growth are secondary in the context of overall tomato - production.

Answer:

Do tomato plants produce more tomatoes in soil with fertilizer than without?