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A scientist conducts an experiment to quantify the effect of mycorrhizae and soil nitrogen levels on plant growth in a grassland.The experiment has four treatments: (1)mycorrhizae present and ambient levels of nitrogen, (2)mycorrhizae present and nitrogen added, (3)mycorrhizae absent and ambient levels of nitrogen,and (3)mycorrhizae absent and nitrogen added.After four weeks,the scientist removes the aboveground plant material for weighing.
Figure 42.4
-Figure 42.4 shows the results of the experiment.What is (are)the independent variable(s)?
A)nitrogen treatment only
B)biomass of aboveground plant only
C)presence and absence of mycorrhizae
D)nitrogen treatment and whether mycorrhizae are present

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A scientist conducts an experiment to quantify the effect of mycorrhizae and soil nitrogen levels on plant growth in a grassland.The experiment has four treatments: (1)mycorrhizae present and ambient levels of nitrogen, (2)mycorrhizae present and nitrogen added, (3)mycorrhizae absent and ambient levels of nitrogen,and (3)mycorrhizae absent and nitrogen added.After four weeks,the scientist removes the aboveground plant material for weighing.
  Figure 42.4
-Figure 42.4 shows the results of the experiment.What is (are)the independent variable(s)?
A)nitrogen treatment only 
B)biomass of aboveground plant only 
C)presence and absence of mycorrhizae 
D)nitrogen treatment and whether mycorrhizae are present

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The independent variables are factors that are manipulated in the experiment. In this case, the independent variables are the nitrogen treatment (ambient levels of nitrogen or nitrogen added) and whether mycorrhizae are present or absent. These two factors are crossed, meaning that each combination (mycorrhizae present/absent and ambient nitrogen/nitrogen added) is tested. Therefore, the correct answer is D, nitrogen treatment and whether mycorrhizae are present.

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