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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following shows discontinuous variation?Eye colourHeightStrengthWeight
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following shows continuous variation?Blood groupHeightMale or femaleTongue rolling
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of graph do we use for discontinuous variation?A bell-shapeBar chartLine graphScatter Graph
- 4. Multiple Choice
What shape on a line-graph or histogram do you see for many examples of continuous variation?
A straight line downwards
A straight line upwards
A bell-shape
A flat line
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which type of data would student height be categorized as?
Categorical
Continuous
Discontinuous
Normal
- 6. Multiple Choice
Student eye colour could be considered what type of data
Discontinuous
Independent
Continuous
Colours
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?
Weight
Blood type
Height
Hand span
- 8. Multiple Choice
Tree height is an example of...
discrete variation
disruptive variation
continuous variation
discontinuous variation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceGenetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene. The change is called a(n)mutationgene flowgene poolallele
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does crossing over during meiosis lead to?2 Diploid daughter cellsTrisomyMonosomyGenetic Variation
- 11. Multiple Choice
What are alleles?
Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.
Different versions of a gene.
The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.
A characteristic passed from parent to offspring
The differences that occur from a mixture of genes
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the term used to describe the biggest contribution to genetic variation
Mutation
Random fertilisation
Nutrition
Climate
- 13. Poll
How confident do you feel you understand the concept variation and how it leads to differences within and between species?
Extremely confident!
Quite confident
Not very confident - I need to review/revise over
Not at all - I need some help!
- 14. Poll
How confident are you at recognising the types of variation and the type of data associated with it - continuous and discontinuous?
Extremely confident!
Quite confident
Not very confident - I need to review/revise over
Not at all - I need some help!
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