An experiment is conducted to see if cats preferred skim milk or 2% milk. A cup of skim milk

was put out for 5 kittens and then measured how much the kittens drank over the course of a

day. Following a cup of 2% milk was purout for the skittens and then masured how much the

kittens drank over the course of a day. The same kittens were used and the milk was served at

the same temperature. It was discovered that the cats liked the 2% milk more than the skim

milk. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

its milk you cant do the experiment with out it.

the quantity of milk drank by the kittens

Explanation:

Dependent variables are the actual variables a researcher sets out to determine during the course of an experiment. In order words, dependent variables are variables that are measured during experiments whose values fluctuate with the change of other variables.

In this case, a change in the type of milk given to the kittens affected the quantity of milk drank by the animals.

The actual variable being measured in this experiment is the amount to milk drank by the kittens.

Hence, the dependent variable is the quantity of milk drank by the kittens.