You want to test the effect of soil acidity on plant growth. Which of the
following is an example of a controlled experiment to test this?
A. The plant type, amount of light, and amount of water are kept
constant while soil acidity is varied for plants in a greenhouse.
B. The soil acidity of plants in a garden that get light and water from
their surroundings is increased after the plants grow to a height of
100 cm.
C. The plant type, soil acidity, amount of light, and amount of water
are all varied and studied in a laboratory.
D. Soil acidity and height of plants growing in a 10 m2 yard are
measured twice in July and twice in August.