AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

SOURCES OF VARIATION IN A POPULATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Student eye colour could be considered what type of data
A
Discontinuous
B
Independent
C
Continuous
D
Colours
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Discontinuous: Eye colour, handedness & lobed/lobeless ears. Continuous: Hand span, arm length & height. Discontinuous data can be plotted on a bar chart.

Detailed explanation-2: -As with many traits, the nature of human eye colour variation is continuous, spanning from the lightest shades of grey or blue to the darkest shades of brown or black4.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of nominal data include: Gender, ethnicity, eye colour, blood type.

Detailed explanation-4: -Discontinuous variation refers to things like eye colour or blood group, which have a limited number of possible values.

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