interspecific variation
when different species differ from each other
intraspecific variation
when members of the same species differ from each other
what does sampling do and what are the issues
takes a sample of a population and assumes its representative. bias and chance can lead to it not being representative
random sampling
eliminate human influence as much as possible. Grid area, co-ordinates, intersections avoids bias. Large samples avoids chance
2 factors affecting variation
genetics(distinct) and the environment(continuum)
mean
maximum height of a normal distribution curve
standard deviation
width of the curve, a measure of the spread of data around the mean