A biology student wanted to study the effect of fertilizer on the growth of tomato plants. He placed four of the
same type of tomato plants into separate containers, each containing the same amount of soil. Each pot received
a different watering solution, containing varying amounts of fertilizer.
The table below shows the average height of the plants by the end of one week.
Plant group
Fertilizer amount (g)
Avg height of plants (cm)
3.0
3.2
4.4
20
5.0
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
Choose 1
A
The amount of fertilizer
B
The type of tomato plant
The height of the plants
(D)
The amount of soil provided

Police officer asia is on patrol after school one afternoon. he is across the street from the local middle school when he sees a young boy point what appears to be a gun at another young boy. po asia takes out his gun and shoots at the young boy who is holding the gun. he hits him in the thigh and the young boy falls to the ground. po asia runs across the street and approaches the fallen boy to discover that the gun is nothing more than a toy. he calls for an ambulance to transport the young boy to a hospital. the young boy recovers nicely. his parents want po asia to be prosecuted. should this occur? explain your reasoning.