Disstribution And Evolution Flashcards

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Biotic

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Living thing e.g. plant, animal

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Abiotic

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Non living thing e.g. Air wind speed or temperature

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Quadrat

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A series of squares (quadrats) of a set size are placed in a habitat of interest and the species within those quadrats are identified and recorded.

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Transect

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A piece of rope that you use to compare two sides of the environment with

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Sweep net

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Like a fishing rod sweep in long grass and collect the insects with

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Fossil

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The remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal imbedded in rock and preserved in petrified form

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Evidence of evolution

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We can find evidence of evolution by looking at and observing fossils

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Gaps

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Fossils won’t form if the rock is eroded above it or water had weathered and eroded the rock

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pentadactyl links

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Evolution of bones in an organism

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Percentile charts

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Measure weight, length and head circumference of someone and check if they are healthy and frowning correctly. Plotted on a curved line graph

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