Using Quadrats Flashcards
1
Q
What is distribution?
A
Where an organism lives
2
Q
Two ways to study the distribution of an organism
A
measure how common an organism is in two sample areas
study how the distribution of an organism changes across an area
3
Q
How do you measure how common an organism is in two sample areas
A
1) place your quadrat in a random area
2) count the organisms in the quadrat
3) repeat steps 1 and step 2
4) work out the mean number of organisms per quadrat
5) repeat steps 1 to 4 with the second sample area
6) compare your two means
