Variation

Question 1

What is continuous variation with an example?

Answer 1

Variation where there are 2 extremes and a full range of values in between
(Scale)
Height, weight, length of leaves

Question 2

What is discontinuous variation with an example?

Answer 2

Where there are distinct categories and nothing in between

Eye colour, hair colour, gender

Question 3

What is environmental variation?

Answer 3

Variation caused by an environment

Scar, tattoo, piercing

Question 4

What is genetic variation?

Answer 4

Variation caused by possessing a different combination of alleles
Eye colour, hair colour

Question 5

What is interspecific variation?

Answer 5

Differences between different species

Number of legs, fur/ skin

Question 6

What is intraspecific variation?

Answer 6

Differences between the same species

Question 7

What is variation?

Answer 7

The differences between individuals

Question 8

What type of graph is used for continuous variation?

Answer 8

Histogram

Question 9

What type of graph is used for discontinuous variation?

Answer 9

Bar chart

Question 10

Give examples of combined efforts of environmental and genetic variation

Answer 10

Height