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In what way do characteristics vary? What causes the observed patterns of variation?
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Jason Morris Mr. Payne Fy Biology 15/04/02 Characteristics Lab Introduction Many generalizations are made about things and people, their physical characteristics, specific traits that sets one apart from the other. Some are far more common than others, while many are very rare to an individual or only a handful of people or things. Through the analysis and study of these traits we can further develop an understanding and a clear perception of what they are, where they come from and why they are the way they are. Simple experiments and calculations are done with basic apparatus, surveying skills, and simple graphing numerous hypothetical as well as real traits are analyses and inferences are made. Hypothetical situations such as dice rolling 100 times represent a possibility of continuous variation, vs. the black and white surveys that state whether your are or are not something Eg. Tongue roller or not. This is a called discontinuous variation,...
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