Question

turners grandmother suggested that soaking berries in hot water might help prevent the berries from getting moldy. to test this idea, turner 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. turner let all of the berries soak in the water for 30 seconds. then, he poured out the water and dried the berries. turner placed the two groups of bowls in the refrigerator, keeping each group separate. after five days, turner counted the number of moldy blackberries in each bowl. which of the following was a dependent variable in this experiment? hint: an independent variable is a variable whose effect you are investigating. a dependent variable is a variable that you measure. the number of moldy blackberries the temperature of the water

Explanation:

The independent variable is what is being changed (water temperature). The dependent variable is what is being measured. Here, the number of moldy blackberries is being counted, so it is the dependent variable.

Answer:

The number of moldy blackberries.