Variation And Inherritance

Question 1

Characteristics such as different eye colour is examples of

Answer 1

Variation

Question 2

phenotype

Answer 2

The visible characteristics of an organism which occur as a result of its genes.

Question 3

Discrete variation

Answer 3

Variation that is clear cut and observable; sometimes referred to as dicontinuous. Such as blood type. Shown in a bar chart

Question 4

Continuous variation

Answer 4

Variation that shows a wide range of intermediate values between two extremes;they can be measured. Such as height. This is shown in a histogram

Question 5

Give an environmental factor on the characteristic of height

Answer 5

The type and amount of food intake as a child