Josie was performing an experiment where she grew the same kind of tomatoes in the same soil and amount of water. She sat one in the sun and one in a closet for 14 days. What is the independent variable in Josie's experiment? kind of tomatoes

amount of sunlight

type of soil

amount of water

well in order to answer this question you have to provide more information < 3

it can be observed without changing the identity of the object.

it depends on what substance you're talking about as well as many other factors. in quantum mechanics, the observation of particles affects the observers ability to measure certain properties. for example: you can know the velocity of a particle, but you can't know it's position; or you can know it's position, but not it's velocity. it's like trying to find out where a grain of sand is by throwing other grains of sand at it. once you find out where it is, it's been moved. it's also like trying to find an answer to the question of whether or not a tree falling in a forest makes a sound if nobody is there to hear it. paradoxically, the only way to find out is to be there and hear it.