Variation and Classification

Question 1

What are the two types of Variation?

Answer 1

Continuous and Discontinuous

Question 2

What is continuous variation?

Answer 2

A variable that can take any value within a range

Question 3

What is discontinuous variation?

Answer 3

A variable that can only take a certain amount

Question 4

Is height discontinuous or continuous?

Answer 4

Continuous

Question 5

Is a persons blood group discontinuous or continuous?

Answer 5

Discontinuous

Question 6

Is hair colour discontinuous or continuous?

Answer 6

Discontinuous

Question 7

Is weight discontinuous or continuous?

Answer 7

Continuous

Question 8

Is eye colour discontinuous or continuous?

Answer 8

Discontinuous

Question 9

Is skin colour discontinuous or continuous?

Answer 9

Continuous

Question 10

Is hand span discontinuous or continuous?

Answer 10

Continuous

Question 11

What is inherited variation?

Answer 11

When variation is passed on by parents to off-spring via genes during reproduction.

Question 12

What is environmental variation?

Answer 12

When variation is caused by an individuals surroundings or what an individual does.

Question 13

What are the five kingdoms that living things are divided into?

Answer 13

Plants, animals, fungi, bacteria and protists

Question 14

What are invertebrates?

Answer 14

Animals with no backbone

Question 15

What are vertebrates

Answer 15

Animals with a backbone