science icon Three seedlings of the same tree species were located along the side of a hill and measured. The results of those measurements are shown in the graph below.

Select the best answer to each of the following questions:

1. Over what period of time did the experiment last?
  1. five days
  2. five weeks
  3. five months
  4. cannot be determined
2. The graph indicates that
  1. all three plants were measured at the same time
  2. all three plants were measured at different times
  3. all three plants were measured five times
  4. all three plants should have been measured more often
3. The dependent variable on the graph is
  1. height of the plant
  2. age of the plant
  3. plant growth
  4. measurement #
4. At the last measurement, the height of plant #1 was
  1. 80 centimeters
  2. 20 centimeters
    10 centimeters
  3. 20 millimeters
5. Which plant probably received the most sunlight during the measurement period?
  1. all three plants received the same amount
  2. plant 1
  3. plant 2
  4. plant 3
6. It is now known that some of the measurements were not taken at the same time. Which of the following is more likely?
  1. plant 1 was measured first
  2. plants 1 and 2 were measured at the same time
  3. plant 3 was measured over the longest period of time
  4. plant 3 was measured first