GroGrand Fertilizer Company claims that their amazing GroGrand Tomato Fertilizer (GTF) will double the number of tomatoes a tomato plant will produce in two months.%0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0AWhich is the ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, way to conduct a controlled scientific investigation to test this claim?%0D%0A%0D%0AAnswer options with 4 options%0D%0AA.%09%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 1:,end bold, Plant ten new tomato plants in the same container.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 2:,end bold, Add GTF to one of the tomato plants.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 3:,end bold, After two months, compare how many tomatoes were produced by the fertilized plant versus the non-fertilized plants.%0D%0A%0D%0AB.%09%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 1:,end bold, Plant ten new tomato plants in ten different containers.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 2:,end bold, Add GTF to one of the containers.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 3:,end bold, After two months, compare how many tomatoes were produced by the fertilized plant versus the non-fertilized plants.%0D%0A%0D%0AC.%09%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 1:,end bold, Plant ten new tomato plants in the same container.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 2:,end bold, Add GTF to some of the tomato plants.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 3:,end bold, After two months, compare how many tomatoes were produced by the fertilized plants versus the non-fertilized plants.%0D%0A%0D%0AD.%09%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 1:,end bold, Plant ten new tomato plants in ten different containers.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 2:,end bold, Add GTF to five of the containers.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 3:,end bold, After two months, compare how many tomatoes were produced by the fertilized plants versus the non-fertilized plants.

Question

GroGrand Fertilizer Company claims that their amazing GroGrand Tomato Fertilizer (GTF) will double the number of tomatoes a tomato plant will produce in two months.%0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0AWhich is the ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, way to conduct a controlled scientific investigation to test this claim?%0D%0A%0D%0AAnswer options with 4 options%0D%0AA.%09%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 1:,end bold, Plant ten new tomato plants in the same container.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 2:,end bold, Add GTF to one of the tomato plants.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 3:,end bold, After two months, compare how many tomatoes were produced by the fertilized plant versus the non-fertilized plants.%0D%0A%0D%0AB.%09%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 1:,end bold, Plant ten new tomato plants in ten different containers.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 2:,end bold, Add GTF to one of the containers.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 3:,end bold, After two months, compare how many tomatoes were produced by the fertilized plant versus the non-fertilized plants.%0D%0A%0D%0AC.%09%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 1:,end bold, Plant ten new tomato plants in the same container.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 2:,end bold, Add GTF to some of the tomato plants.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 3:,end bold, After two months, compare how many tomatoes were produced by the fertilized plants versus the non-fertilized plants.%0D%0A%0D%0AD.%09%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 1:,end bold, Plant ten new tomato plants in ten different containers.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 2:,end bold, Add GTF to five of the containers.%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,Step 3:,end bold, After two months, compare how many tomatoes were produced by the fertilized plants versus the non-fertilized plants.

Answer 1

The ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, way to conduct a controlled scientific investigation to test this claim would be option D.

D. ,begin bold,Step 1:,end bold, Plant ten new tomato plants in ten different containers.

,begin bold,Step 2:,end bold, Add GTF to five of the containers.

,begin bold,Step 3:,end bold, After two months, compare how many tomatoes were produced by the fertilized plants versus the non-fertilized plants.

This option allows for a better comparison between the plants that received the GroGrand Tomato Fertilizer (GTF) and the plants that did not receive it. By having separate containers for each group, any potential variations in the growth conditions would be minimized. By adding GTF to only five of the containers, there is also a comparison group to evaluate the actual effect of the fertilizer on tomato production.