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Question 1

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How is variation measured?
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  • qualitative tests
  • by taking samples
  • measuring every aspect of organism

Question 2

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What is sampling?
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  • taking measurement of individuals, selected from the population of organisms which are being investigated
  • observing especially in order to evaluate general health or determine the cause of illness.
  • observing the species of an organism

Question 3

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How may sampling bias be prevented?
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  • Random sampling, using large sample size or analysing data collected
  • natural selection
  • have human involvement any way possible to prevent bias

Question 4

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Why may a sample not be representative of the population as a whole?
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  • sampling bias or by chance
  • species are different
  • its very hard to investigate all species
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