variables and graphing assessment practice
Ethylene is a plant hormone that causes the fruit to mature. The data below concerns the amount of time it takes for fruit to mature form the time of the first application of ethylene by spraying a field of trees.
Maturity of Fruits with Ethylene
the amount of ethylene and the following fruits are together
Amount of ethylene (mL/m^2)
10
15
20
25
30
35
Wine Sap Apples: Days to Maturity
14
12
11
10
8
8
Golden Apples: Days to Maturity
14
12
9
7
7
7
Gala Apples: Days to Maturity
15
13
10
9
8
7
1. What is the problem?
2. Write a hypothesis for this experiment.
3. What is the independent variable?
4. What is the dependent variable?
5. What is the control group?
6. Name 3 constants.