The answer is (b) according to the book, but can someone please explain clearly

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The answer is (b) according to the book, but can someone please explain clearly why?

93. A farmer is conducting an experiment to determine which variety of apple tree, Fuji or Gala, will produce more fruit in his orchard. The orchard is divided into 20 equally sized square plots. He has 10 trees of each variety and randomly assigns each tree to a separate plot in the orchard. What are the experimental unit(s) in this study? (e) The orchard (a) The trees (b) The plots (c) The apples (d) The farmer

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answer:

(b) The plots.

The farmer is experimenting with his farmland plots not "doing things to the trees

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