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Null Hypothesis:There is no pattern to the distribution of organisms over a rocky shore. Variables:Factors that affect the distribution of organisms over an area of shoreline are
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Year 10 GCSE Coursework Rocky Shore Investigation Ben Hickman Null Hypothesis: There is no pattern to the distribution of organisms over a rocky shore. Variables: Factors that affect the distribution of organisms over an area of shoreline are: * The depth of water which may cover an organism at high tide. * How resistant an organism in the littoral zone is to dessication. * How efficiently an organism can conserve water. * The proximity and availability of nutrition. Stations I think that stations 1 - 4 are in the sub-littoral zone of the rocky shore. Stations 5 - 12 are in the mid-littoral zone. Stations 13 - 15 are in the splash zone. I know this through observation on the day, the amount of rock pools and their depth etc. Consequently the splash zone had no rock pools, the mid-littoral zone had some, but these were not very deep, the sub-littoral zone was very close to the sea and was almost all rock...
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