Samantha believes that flowering plants produce more flowers when they are given fertilizer. She designs an experiment in which three rose bushes are each given 100 grams of a different type of fertilizer. She observes the plants for four weeks and records the number of roses each bush produces. What element of experimental design is missing from Samantha’s experiment? *

Which of the following initial observations would more directly lead to this research study? a) ginko biloba is cost effective and also possesses heart-protective, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties. b) metformin is an effective treatment of patients with t2d, but shows side effects that complicate the disease state. c) over the past several years, the cost of treating t2d within the united states has increased dramatically. d) many plants contain molecules that improve the health and quality of life of patients with a variety of diseases like t2d. e) t2d affects millions of individuals in the usa and worldwide many of who could benefit from improved therapies.