Collecting Data about how Light Affects Plants Flashcards
1
Q
What are light levels measured using?
A
Light Meter
2
Q
How are plants identified?
A
Using an identification key
3
Q
How are plants chosen at random?
A
Using a quadrat and transect
4
Q
What is a quadrat?
A
Anything with a defined area, which is place at intervals along the transect line randomly to sample? the area
5
Q
What is a transect?
A
A random section across an area, which is used to used to represent the entire area.
6
Q
Why are these techniques used?
A
To ensure that the data produced is representative of the area but is also random to avoid any bias in the findings.
