Combined Science GCSE
Transect
What Transect means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Transect
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Reference: AQA
A line or belt across a habitat where quadrats are placed at regular intervals, revealing how distribution changes along an environmental gradient.
Topics that use Transect
- Levels of organisation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abiotic factors and species distribution
- Accuracy of plotting
- Biomass
- Community
- Food chain
- Line or curve of best fit
- Mean
- Median
Using Transect in the exam
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