Question

two garden plots were planted with corn. the soil was similar in each, and equal amounts of water were applied to each plot. one plot was fertilized, the other was not. the experimenters measured the yield as bushels of corn from each plot. the plot that received the fertilizer was the ____.

○ experimental plot

○ all of the other answer options are correct

○ dependent variable

○ control plot

○ controlled variable

Explanation:

In an experiment, the experimental plot is the one where the independent variable (fertilizer here) is applied to observe its effect. The control plot is the one without the independent variable. The dependent variable is the outcome (corn yield), and controlled variables are factors kept constant (like soil, water). So the plot with fertilizer is the experimental plot.

Answer:

A. experimental plot