Question

desmond liked to hike, but he was often bothered by mosquito bites. he read that rubbing lavender flowers on your skin can repel mosquitoes. desmond 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. desmond repeated this test each afternoon for one week. complete the sentence. in this experiment, the type of mosquito repellent used was _______________. a dependent variable an independent variable

Explanation:

The type of repellent is manipulated (bug - spray or lavender flowers), which is characteristic of an independent variable.

Answer:

an independent variable