USING SCIENCE SKILLS A student put together two different experimental setups as shown below. A Bell jar Geranium plant CO2 absorbent B Geranium plant Dilute acid and marble chips produce CO2 Figure 8-5 The above experiment was run for two days. After this time, the student tested one leaf from each plant for starch content. A) What factor is the student varying? What might the student be trying to test? B) Propose a justified hypothesis for this experiment.
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