Question

we have 6 plots of land on which clawbrutus and whean grow together. to test for competition, we will remove clawbrutus from 3 plots while leaving whean. what should we do with the remaining 3 plots? you can check the view image tab for a visual representation of the problem. a) do nothing; these plots will serve as a control for our removal treatment b) do nothing; these plots are not needed for our experiment c) pretend to remove clawbrutus as a control for the removal treatment d) remove clawbrutus as we did in the other plots; these plots will increase our sample size

Explanation:

In an experiment to test for competition by removing Clawbrutus from some plots, the remaining plots should serve as a control. A control group is left unchanged to compare the effects of the treatment (removal of Clawbrutus).

Answer:

a) Do nothing; these plots will serve as a control for our removal treatment