Field investigations (AQA GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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What do field investigations study?
What do field investigations study?
How living things interact with their surroundings in real habitats
Name the two main tools for field investigations
Name the two main tools for field investigations
Quadrats and transects
What are quadrats?
What are quadrats?
Square frames for counting organisms in a set area
What are transects?
What are transects?
Lines or strips used to study organism changes across an area
Why use random sampling in field investigations?
Why use random sampling in field investigations?
To get fair and unbiased results
Standard quadrat size in field investigations
Standard quadrat size in field investigations
Area of a quadrat
Area of a quadrat
Minimum number of random quadrat locations needed
Minimum number of random quadrat locations needed
At least 10
Why count plants not flowers?
Why count plants not flowers?
Gives the true number of individual organisms
Effect of light intensity on dandelion distribution
Effect of light intensity on dandelion distribution
Dandelion numbers increase as light intensity increases
Light is a limiting factor for
Light is a limiting factor for
Plant growth
How to improve reliability in field investigations
How to improve reliability in field investigations
Replication and sharing data with other groups
