I am not entirely sure what you mean by "responding variable" but I'm going to guess it was the vinegar since it has been used as a perservative for years.
Hope that helps in some way.
Answer:
Ginning
Ginning: The cotton picked up from the plants has seeds in it. The process of removing cotton seeds from pods is called ginning. Ginning was traditionally done by hand. Now-a-days, machines are used in ginning.
Answer: Tt
Why? Heterozygous mean two different genotypes, meaning you need both dominant and recessive. So Tt
Hope this helps :D