Read through the experiment below and answer the questions that follow: Scarification is a process that scratches up the surfaces of seeds that pass through the guts of birds. A student wanted to see if scarified seeds grew better than those that were not scarified. He simulated scarification by rubbing 20 cherry seeds with sandpaper. Another set of 20 cherry seeds were left alone. The student planted each of the seeds into separate pots and gave them the same amount of water daily. The pots were placed in a location with a constant temperature of approximately 25 degrees C. The number of seeds that germinated each group was recorded daily for three weeks.
Which is the control group?
Which is the experimental group?
What is the independent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
Name at least one controlled variable?
Was quantitative or qualitative data collected?

from my research i have to the conclusion that decomposers, such as fungi, bacteria and invertebrates, play a critical role in nutrient cycling and without them the earth's ecosystem may not support life as we know it. elements such as carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus exist in limited amounts on earth, although huge amounts of carbon are being released into the atmosphere from underground sources now by humans. it is still extremely important that other nutrients be retained by the process of re-use. decomposers are organisms that are able to chemically break down dead material and make these elements available for use by other organisms. without this breakdown of dead material, dead bodies would pile up. so decomposers also play a role in clean up also. without them, life might not continue as we know it and dead material would overwhelm the earth.    

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