Question

A mouse is given a drug and then runs a maze. The time it takes to complete the maze is compared to the time it took to complete the maze without the drug. What is the independent and dependent variable.

Answer 1

Answer:

Manipulated Variable = What you CHANGED

(also called the independent variable)

Examples: played music to a plant

caffeine added to fish’s water

gave vitamins to a baby cow

Responding Variable = What you MEASURED

(also called the dependent variable)

Examples: how many tomatoes

heart rate of fish

weight of the cow