[ 295 ] Life Science GED ® TEST SCIENCE FLASH REVIEW • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The county health department undertakes a new program to encourage children to eat better and exercise. They enroll 200 children in a six-month program and plan to set up three groups: • Group 1: Diet and exercise • Group 2: Diet only • Group 3: Exercise only The county health department hypothesizes that the children in the diet and exercise group will have the best outcomes. The amount of diet and exercise being applied _________. • should be the same • can be different The county health department undertakes a new program to encourage children to eat better and exercise. They enroll 200 children in a six-month program and plan to set up three groups: • Group 1: Diet and exercise • Group 2: Diet only • Group 3: Exercise only The county health department hypothesizes that the children in the diet and exercise group will have the best outcomes. The independent variables will be ___________.