Types of Variation

Question 1

What is variation?

Answer 1

The differences between same and different species.

Question 2

What can cause variation?

Answer 2

Genetics, the environment or both

Question 3

Eye colour is an example of _________ variation

Answer 3

Inherited

Question 4

Language is an example of _______ variation

Answer 4

Environmental

Question 5

What type of variation is skin colour?

Answer 5

Both

Question 6

What is continuous variation?

Answer 6

Variation that can take on any value within a range e.g height

Question 7

What is discontinuous variation?

Answer 7

Variation within set groups, e.g eye colour

Question 8

What are the different eye colours? What type of of variation is that?

Answer 8

Discontinuous variation - Blue, Green, Brown (Sometimes hazel or grey)

Question 9

Intelligence is an example of _________ variation

Answer 9

Continuous

Question 10

Height is an example of _______ variation

Answer 10

Continuous

Question 11

Eye colour is an example of ______ variation

Answer 11

Discontinuous

Question 12

Skin colour is an example of ______ variation

Answer 12

Continuous

Question 13

Blood type is an example of _______ variation

Answer 13

Discontinuous.

Question 14

Identical twins are _______ identical

Answer 14

Genetically

Question 15

Identical twins come from _______ egg and sperm

Answer 15

A single

Question 16

Non- identical twins come from _____ eggs and sperms

Answer 16

Seperate