A. Increasing the number of trials from one canopy cover using transects from 1 to 20, the trials were split into two groups of students who conducted their findings independently. This will increase the reliability of the experiment by providing more data points.

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There is a slight grammar error in the sentence. It should be corrected as:

"By increasing the number of trials from one canopy cover using transects from 1 to 20, the trials were split into two groups of students who conducted their findings independently. This will increase the reliability of the experiment by providing more data points."