A team of students from UGA are completing and field study to determine the impact the American alligator has on ecosystems in places such as the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia over a 3-month period. In one area, they have removed the alligators and in another area they have left the alligators. Which of the following represents the independent and dependent variables being tested in the field study as well as a claim of the predicted outcome?

Alligators is independent variable and the impact on ecosystem is dependent variable.

Explanation:

Alligators is independent variable and the impact on ecosystem is dependent variable. The environment having alligators is a balance ecosystem because alligators feeds on some organisms to control their population while on the other hand, the environment which have no alligator is not in equilibrium state because some organisms increase in population and become invasive species that cause damage to other organisms so environment having alligators is good as compared to no alligators.

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