Biology GCSE
Worldwide fieldwork and specimen collection
What Worldwide fieldwork and specimen collection means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Travelling extensively across regions such as South America and the Malay Archipelago, collecting thousands of specimens and recording where each was found.
Topics that use Worldwide fieldwork and specimen collection
- Speciation (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Development of scientific theories
- Evidence for evolution
- Field evidence and biogeography
- Formation of new species
- Genetic and fossil evidence
- Geographical and reproductive isolation
- Impact on biological thought
- Independent discovery
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