A researcher predicted that talking to plants enhances their growth.She gave 24 plants the same amount of water and sunlight.She talked to 12 of the 24 plants daily for 6 weeks and then measured their growth.In this experiment,which of the following is the dependent variable?

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The dependent variable is the variable being measured and affected by the independent variable, which is talking to the plants in this case. Therefore, the growth of the plants is the dependent variable. The other options are either constants (food, water, and sunlight) or independent variables (talking to the plants).

A Researcher Predicted That Talking to Plants Enhances Their Growth