1 OF 2 QUESTIONS REMAINING Test Content Question 1 5 Points Jon is testing a new type of ant killer. He has a total of 75 ant colonies he will be using for his experiment. He will leave 25 ant colonies alone. He will sprinkle the leading competitor's ant killer on 25 of the colonies. He will sprinkle the same amount of the new ant killer on the other 25 ant colonies. All of the ant colonies are in the same field and are exposed to the same soil, weather patterns, etc. He will survey in the area in 1 week to determine the survival rate of the ant colonies. What is the dependent variable? A 1 week B 25 ant colonies per group C 25 ant colonies left alone D 25 ant colonies with new ant killer E 25 ant colonies with leading competitor's ant killer F same field with same weather patterns G survival rate H ant killer
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