We have an aquaponic system, where the effluent water from a fish culture operat

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We have an aquaponic system, where the effluent water from a fish culture operation is used as a fertilizer for potted cucumbers in a nearby greenhouse. Four different diets are fed to four large tanks of fish (hundred of fish in each, 1 diet per tank). In the greenhouse, 50% of the cucumber grow in natural soil, 50% in artificial, plastic media. Cucumbers in each type of soil then randomly receive water from one of the four tank of fish. The random variable is?

a. The 4 diets

b. The 2 types of media

c. The 4 rows of pots in the greenhouse

d. None

Explanation / Answer

Since, each type of soil received water randomly from any one of the four tanks and the water in each tank depends on the diet applied in each tank out 4 diets.So, the 4 diets chosen is random. Hence, the answer is (a).

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