Asample of digestive juice was removed from the stomach of a pig. the juice was placed in a test tube along with some grains of wheat. a second test tube was set up containing an equal number of wheat grains, with distilled water rather than digestive juice. the test tubes were kept for 8 hours at 40 degrees c. after 8 hours the grains inside the digestive juice had broken into tiny particles. the grains of wheat, in the water, were wet but otherwise unchanged.
1. what is the control group?
2. what is the experimental group?
3. what is the independent variable?
4. what is the dependent variable?
5. name a controlled variable or constant.
6. was quantitative or qualitative data collected?

Ms. w, a 21-year-old woman, came into a clinic after suffering a deep laceration on her foot while walking barefoot around her yard. the wound was cleaned, sutured, and bandaged, and she was released to return home after receiving tetanus antitoxoid. within 72 hours, the wound area was red and swollen, the suture line was dark in color, and it was accompanied by severe throbbing pain. ms. w had a high fever, her heart felt like it was racing, and she was finding it hard to concentraten even on simple tasks. she returned to the clinic and was immediately taken to the hospital. following lab tests, a diagnosis of acute necrotizing fasciitis was made. discussion questions 1. explain why ms. w. received a tetanus antitoxoid before leaving the hospital. (see chapters 3 and 4, infection and passive immunity.) 2. explain how acute necrotizing fasciitis developed in this case and the pathophysiology involved. (see acute necrotizing fasciitis.) 3. what is the potential outcome for ms. w if antibiotic drugs do not reduce the infection quickly?