Types of Variation Flashcards

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What does Variation mean?

A

the difference between different things

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2
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can you have variation within a pecies?

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Yes

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3
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Characteristics can be … or …

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Inherited or Enviromental

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4
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Variation can be … or …

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Continuous or Discontinuous

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5
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Some examples of continuous data?

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Height, weight, Skin colour, intelligence, leaf area

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What is continuous data?

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A measurement that has no limit

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What is discontinuous data?

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A measurement that has set options

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Some examples of discontinuous data?

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blood group, Shoe size, eye colour, colour of courgette

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