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Question 14

Errors in experiments can be random or systematic.

  • A student investigates the rate of photosynthesis of pondweed under different light intensities.
  • They measure the volume of oxygen produced using a gas syringe.

Which of the following would produce a systematic error in the student's results?

A

The light source undergoes small, random fluctuations in voltage during the experiment.

B

The gas syringe has a scale calibration error, reading 5%5\%5% higher than the true value for all measurements.

C

The student reads the gas syringe scale from slightly different angles each time.

D

Different pieces of pondweed have slightly different numbers of leaves.

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