True or false The great thing about science is as long as yo

True or false. The great thing about science is as long as you used the scientific method your results are relevant and publishable whether your hypothesis was correct or not. After all it is just a guess. Tomatoes in tray #1 were twice as large as tomatoes in troy #2. Fertilizer increased the size of tomatoes. A botanist is testing the effect of different levels of humidity on the number of flowers on orchid plant produces. Dependent variable Independent Variable A researcher is testing the effect of playing classical music on plant height. Dependent variable Independent Variable A medical researcher is testing the effect of drug X on blood pressure. Dependent variable Independent Variable A microbiologist is testing the effect of different amounts of oxygen on the rate of yeast growth. Dependent variable Independent Variable A chemist is testing if product X reduces the number of microbes on a surface.

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1. A botanist is testing the effect of different levels of humidity on the number of flowers an orchid plant produce : Independent variable

2. A researcher is testing the effect of playing classical music on plant height : Dependent variable

3. A medical researcher is testing the effect of drug X on blood pressure : Dependent variable

4. A microbiologist is testing the effect of different amounts of oxygen on the rate of yeast growth : Independent variable

5. A chemist is testing if product X reduces the number of microbes on a surface : Dependent variable