Variation in Populations Quiz

Which of the following is not an inherited characteristic?

• Eye colour

• Tattoo

• Blood group

• Hair colour

Which characteristic is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors?

• Skin colour

• Tattoo

• Pierced ears

• Accent

Which of the following is a characteristic that can be both inherited and environmental?

• Tattoo

• Footballing skills

• Pierced ears

What is the term for features that can be sorted into separate groups?

• Continuous

• Discontinuous

• Random

• Fixed

Which of the following is a feature that cannot be sorted into separate groups?

• Blood group

• Height

• Gender

• Species

What is continuous variation typically plotted as?

• Bar chart

• Line graph

• Histogram

• Pie chart

What is another name for a normal distribution curve?

• Exponential curve

• Bell shaped curve

• Linear curve

• Parabolic curve

What are the main differences between a bar chart and a histogram?

• Bar charts have no gaps between bars

• Bar charts represent discontinuous data

• Histograms represent discontinuous data

• Bar charts have gaps between the bars

Which chart allows for a curve of best fit to be drawn over the bars?

• Bar chart

• Pie chart

• Histogram

• Line graph

What is a characteristic of the bars in a histogram?

• They are separated by gaps

• They are of different colors

• They are continuous with no gaps

• They are arranged randomly