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UNCLIuudu.LUMIWCCCC Help Seve A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which alligator eggs are incubated will determine the sex of the young alligator. The scientist proposes to store eggs at various temperatures and count the number of male and female alligators that result in each case. Which of the following is true in this experiment? (Select all the apply) Check All That Apply 1 . The dependent variable is the temperature The dependent variable is the number of eggs The dependent variable is the number of male or female alligators. The independent variable is the temperature. The independent variable is the number of eggs H Next > < Prev 10 of 20 08e à à 1 9 Search

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Independent variable is the variable , that is changed or controlled in an experiment to test the effect of independent variable on dependent variable. Variable, which is being tested and measured in an experiment known as dependent variable.

Here in the question , scientist want to study effect of different temperature on sex of alligator . So temperature is independent variable, because this is the variable , which on changing producing different sex ratios.  

On changing the temperature, sex ratio if embryos are chaning. So this the dependent variable.