The photograph below shows Jamal's bird feeder. Jamal asked the question "Are hummingbirds attracted to red feeders?" Then, he set up an experiment to test the question.

What is the independent variable in Jamal's experiment?

the amount of food

1. the amount of food

2. the color of the feeder

3. the height of the feeder

4. the number of hummingbirds

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Milton

Biology

1 January, 12:50

The photograph below shows Jamal's bird feeder. Jamal asked the question "Are hummingbirds attracted to red feeders?" Then, he set up an experiment to test the question.

What is the independent variable in Jamal's experiment?

the amount of food

1. the amount of food

2. the color of the feeder

3. the height of the feeder

4. the number of hummingbirds

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Mcpherson · Answer 1

I believe the independent variable is 2. The color of the feeder because it is the variable that affects other variables. An independent variable is the one that controls the experiment, not to be confused with the control, which is the original group that the experiment is being compared to.