<em>The dependent variable would be the number of plants that grow in the ocean.</em>
The dependent variable is the actual variable being measured in an experiment. The value of dependent variables is directly affected by another variable in an experiment - the independent variable. The latter is the manipulatable variable that is directly inputted during experiments.
In the illustration, the main aim of the experiment is to determine how CO2 levels in ocean water affect the number of plants that can grow in the ocean. The manipulatable input variable would be the CO2 while the outcome variable - the dependent variable - would be t<u>he number of plants that grow in the ocean.</u>
According to Kinetic Molecular Theory, an increase in temperature will increase the average kinetic energy of the molecules. As the particles move faster, they will likely hit the edge of the container more often.
The branch of chemistry that the chemist might use will be the branch of <em>organic chemistry</em>. This is because gasoline is an organic compound. We can say that a compound is organic if it contains a carbon atom. Gasoline is composed of long chains of alkanes (hydrocarbons with single bonds) ranging from 4 carbon atoms to 12 carbon atoms.
