Question

the passage below describes an experiment. read the passage and then follow the instructions. devin liked to hike, but he was often bothered by mosquito bites. he read that rubbing lavender flowers on your skin can repel mosquitoes. devin wanted to find out if lavender flowers work better as a mosquito repellent than store - bought bug spray. so, he sprayed bug spray on one of his arms and rubbed lavender flowers on his other arm. then, he went for a hike. when he got home, he counted the number of new mosquito bites on each arm. devin repeated this test each afternoon for one week. complete the sentence. in this experiment, the number of mosquito bites was __________. a dependent variable an independent variable

Explanation:

In an experiment, the independent variable is what is changed (here, the type of mosquito - repellent: lavender flowers or store - bought bug spray). The dependent variable is what is measured as a result of the change. Since the number of mosquito bites is measured based on the type of repellent used, it depends on the repellent.

Answer:

a dependent variable