B) When defining variables, the correct option is 3. Distance of beaker from the light source (independent) / amount of gas collected (dependent). C) There is an indirectly proportional relationship between the variables.
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Based on the table information, we can assume that the more distant the lamp is, the less amount gas is produced by the plants and, hence, collected in the tubes.
A- Line Graph
We need to construct a graph illustrating the data in the table.
To do so, first, we need to define the dependent and independent variables.
• The independent variable affects the response of another variable.
The independent variable is the distance of the light source.
The change in distance affects the photosynthetic rate, measured through gas collected in the tubes.
• Dependent variable depends on any change in the independent variable.
In this experiment, the dependent variable is the amount of gas collected, which reflects the photosynthetic rate.
This variable depends on the distance of the light source.
Knowing this, we can graph both axes.
- Horizontal ax ⇒ X ⇒ Independent variable ⇒ Distance of light source from the plant ⇒ Units: cm
- Vertical ax ⇒ Y ⇒ Dependent variable ⇒ Gas collected in the tube ⇒ Units: mm
Remember to label each of the axes and to specify units.
You can place units in every single value on the axes or in the ax label.
Units are,
- mm ⇒ for the gas collected in tubes ⇒ Y ax
- cm ⇒ for the distance of light ⇒ X ax
B. Now, we need to define the variables.
As we said before,
The independent variable is the distance of the light source, which influences the amount of gas produced by the plant and collected in the tubes.
The dependent variable is the amount of gas collected, which reflects the photosynthetic rate. It depends on how distant is the plant from the light source.
The correct option is 3. distance of beaker from the light source (independent) / amount of gas collected (dependent).
C. Relationship between variables
The dependent variable can express two types of relationship with the independent variable,
- directly proportional relationship means that as the independent variable increases, the dependent variable increases too.
- indirectly proportional relationship means that as the independent variable increases, the dependent variable decreases.
The exposed experiment shows the indirectly proportional relationship between the distance of the light source and the amount of gas collected.
The farther the light is placed, the least amount of gas is collected in the tubes.
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