{"id":88,"date":"2014-10-08T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/unit-3-homework-sheet-11\/"},"modified":"2016-02-28T14:53:33","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T14:53:33","slug":"unit-3-homework-sheet-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/unit-3-homework-sheet-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 3 Homework Sheet 11 Variation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Variation\u00a0Homework\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. \u00a0State the definition of a species. \u00a0<\/strong>(1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a02. \u00a0<\/strong>Variation which occurs in species can be continuous or discrete.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the list below place the characteristics into the correct column of the table.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blood group, \u00a0heart rate, \u00a0eye colour, \u00a0sex, \u00a0weight,\u00a0<\/strong>right or left handed, \u00a0hand span<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Continuous<\/strong><\/td>\nDiscontinuous<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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  1. What is meant by the term continuous variation?<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(1)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. What is meant be the term discontinuous variation?<\/strong>\u00a0 (1)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. An S3 Biology class decided to investigate a statement found in a textbook that said \u2018blue is the most common eye colour in the UK.\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        In the class that day, they examined each other\u2019s eye colour and noted the difference. The results are shown below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Eye colour<\/strong><\/td>\nBlue<\/strong><\/td>\nBrown<\/strong><\/td>\nGreen<\/strong><\/td>\nHazel<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Number of pupils<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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        \u00a0(i) \u00a0<\/strong>Use the results to construct and label the pie chart. \u00a0<\/strong>(2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        (ii) \u00a0Calculate the percentage of pupils in the class who have green eyes.<\/strong>\u00a0(1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          Variation\u00a0Homework\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1. \u00a0State the definition of a species. \u00a0(1)   \u00a02. \u00a0Variation which occurs in species can be continuous or discrete. From the list below place the characteristics into the correct column of the table. Blood group, \u00a0heart rate, \u00a0eye colour, \u00a0sex, \u00a0weight,\u00a0right or left handed, \u00a0hand span \u00a0 Continuous Discontinuous … Continue reading Unit 3 Homework Sheet 11 Variation<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2454,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-88","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/88\/revisions\/169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecbio5u3hwrk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}