Biology GCSE
Sampling and ecological measurement
What Sampling and ecological measurement means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sampling and ecological measurement
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Applying techniques such as random quadrats or systematic transects to investigate organism distribution, and using apparatus to make accurate measurements such as laying out a transect line.
Topics that use Sampling and ecological measurement
- Levels of organisation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biomass
- Consumers
- Distribution along environmental gradients
- Energy transfer
- First trophic level
- Food chains
- food web
- Interdependence and food supply
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