Question

Pillbugs are placed in a container where they have a choice of a wet or a dry environment. Researchers record how much time was spent on each side

Answer 1

Answer:

This question is incomplete; the complete question is:

Pillbugs are placed in a container where they have a choice of a wet or a dry environment. Researchers record how much time was spent on each side. What is the INDEPENDENT variable?

The answer is the DRY OR WET ENVIRONMENT

Explanation:

Independent variable in a scientific experiment refers to the variable that the experimenter manipulates or changes in order to effect an outcome in another variable called the dependent variable.

In this experiment, researchers are conducting an experiment with pillbugs, which they place in a wet or dry environment to see how much time is spent by the pillbugs on each side. The independent variable in this case is the DRY OR WET ENVIRONMENT which the pillbugs were placed because it is the variable that the researchers could change or manipulate in order to bring out an outcome in the amount of time spent (dependent variable).