Variation

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What is the type of variation which exists between different species?
interspecific
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What is the type of variation which occurs within a species?
intraspecific
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The alleles an organism has make up its _______
genotype
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The characteristics displayed by an organism is its _______
phenotype
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What are the two factors that cause Intraspecific Variation?
genetic and environmental
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A sample of a population should be ______
random
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To ensure any variation observed in the sample isn't just due to chance, how should the results be analysed?
statistically
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What shape is a normal distribution graph?
bell
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_____ is a measure of the spread of values about the mean
standard deviation
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A fatter graph shows a ____ standard deviatiion
large
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A steep graph shows a _____ standard deviation
small
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Samples are used as _____ for the whole population
models
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What is the type of variation which occurs within a species?

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