Question

Dr. Blehert took 117 healthy bats into his laboratory. He exposed 83 of them to the fungus suspected of causing white-nose syndrome (WNS) while the rest of the bats were not exposed to the fungus but otherwise kept under the same environmental conditions. All of the bats were monitored for symptoms of WNS. The dependent variable in Dr. Blehert’s experiment was

Answer 1

The dependent variable in this experiment was development of WNS symptoms in the healthy bats.

Step-by-step explanation:

The dependent variable is the variable (in question) that is being compared, measured or tested in an experiment.

The dependent variable in this experiment was development of( white-nose syndrome) WNS symptoms in the healthy bats. This ( white-nose syndrom) WNS is the vaiable being tested for in the 117 healthy bats some were dcposed to the fungus suspectec of causing ( white-nose syndrome) WNS and some were not.

Answer 2

The dependent variable was exposure to the fungus

Step-by-step explanation:

A dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment. In this case, the exposure to the fungus was the main difference between both sets of bats and it's effect was what was noticed