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| − | '''Sampling''' is when a [[scientist]] looks at several small areas of an [[organism]] or an [[ecosystem]] and calculates a [[mean | + | '''Sampling''' is when a [[scientist]] looks at several small areas of an [[organism]] or an [[ecosystem]] and calculates a [[Mean Average|mean average]] to make an [[estimate]] over the total area. |
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The number of [[stomata]] in the '''sample''' is counted and the number of [[stomata]] on the [[leaf]] can be estimated by multiplying the number in this area by the number of these areas that would fit on a [[leaf]]. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The number of [[stomata]] in the '''sample''' is counted and the number of [[stomata]] on the [[leaf]] can be estimated by multiplying the number in this area by the number of these areas that would fit on a [[leaf]]. | ||
| − | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The fraction of [[plant]] coverage within the [[quadrat]] [[sample]] is counted by adding up the number of squares with [[plant]] coverage then this area. The same is done for several other areas within this [[ecosystem]] and a [[mean | + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The fraction of [[plant]] coverage within the [[quadrat]] [[sample]] is counted by adding up the number of squares with [[plant]] coverage then this area. The same is done for several other areas within this [[ecosystem]] and a [[Mean Average|mean average]] is taken to [[estimate]] the [[Mean Average|average]] coverage of [[plant]]s within this [[ecosystem]]. |
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Revision as of 14:01, 3 April 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Sampling is when a scientist looks at several small areas of an organism or an ecosystem and calculates a mean average to make an estimate over the total area.
About Sampling
- Sampling is used when it is not possible to count all of a specific feature within an entire organism or ecosystem.
- Sampling allows a scientist to estimate the total spread of a feature over an entire organism or ecosystem.
- When sampling the features of an organism a microscope may be used to several small sections of that organism.
- When sampling small plants in an ecosystem a quadrat may be used to find the number of those plants in a given area.
Examples
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| The number of stomata in the sample is counted and the number of stomata on the leaf can be estimated by multiplying the number in this area by the number of these areas that would fit on a leaf. | The fraction of plant coverage within the quadrat sample is counted by adding up the number of squares with plant coverage then this area. The same is done for several other areas within this ecosystem and a mean average is taken to estimate the average coverage of plants within this ecosystem. |