Question

1. (01.01 mc) a scientist wants to test whether the ph, salinity, and temperature of seawater impacts coral development. he sets up an experiment with three conditions: aquarium 1: normal ph, normal salinity, normal temperature aquarium 2: high ph, high salinity, high temperature aquarium 3: low ph, low salinity, low temperature he finds that coral grow the least in aquarium 2. he concludes that coral does not grow well in conditions with high salt. why is this an invalid conclusion? (3 points) the experiment does not have a control group. the experiment changes more than one variable at once. the experiment does not have an experimental group. the experiment does not measure any dependent variables.

Explanation:

In a valid experiment, only one independent variable should be changed at a time. Here, Aquarium 2 has high pH, high salinity, and high temperature (multiple variables changed). So the conclusion about high salt is invalid as other variables (pH, temperature) also changed, making it impossible to attribute the result to salinity alone.

Answer:

The experiment changes more than one variable at once.