Variation

Which one of the following shows discontinuous variation?

• Eye colour
• Height
• Strength
• Weight

Which one of the following shows continuous variation?

• Blood group
• Height
• Male or female
• Tongue rolling

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What type of graph do we use for discontinuous variation?

• A bell-shape
• Bar chart
• Line graph
• Scatter Graph

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

Which type of data would student height be categorized as?

• Categorical

• Continuous

• Discontinuous

• Normal

Student eye colour could be considered what type of data

• Discontinuous

• Independent

• Continuous

• Colours

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Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?

• Weight

• Blood type

• Height

• Hand span

Tree height is an example of...

• discrete variation

• disruptive variation

• continuous variation

• discontinuous variation

Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene.  The change is called a(n)

• mutation
• gene flow
• gene pool
• allele

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What does crossing over during meiosis lead to?

• 2 Diploid daughter cells
• Trisomy
• Monosomy
• Genetic Variation