Why are most factors held constant in a scientific experiment?

How many variables are altered in a good experiment? a.1 b.0 c.2 d.3

Salmonella typhimurium is a food-borne bacterial pathogen that can cause severe gastrointestinal disease. salmonella is often phagocytosed by macrophages that normally destroy bacterial pathogens, but this bacterium is somehow able to prevent the complete maturation of phagolysosomes. salmonella is able to tolerate the low ph of phagolysosomes, and in fact responds to the drop in ph by secreting toxins that interfere with other cellular responses. which of the following differences would you expect to contribute to the survival of a bacterium within an salmonella-containing phagosome, compared to a healthy phagolysosome? decreased activity of acid hydrolases increased activity of acid hydrolases decreased import of h+ ions increased import of h+ ions my guess is decreased activity of acid hydrolases but i'm not sure.

Texas has an impending storm, and california is experiencing a water crisis. match the technologies with the state that can use them to reduce the effects eddies natural hazards. texas is the storm cellar and the wood that is crisscrossed. california is the dam and the storage tanks