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===Meaning===
[[File:PitfallTrap.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of a '''pitfall trap'''.]]
A '''pitfall trap''' is a hole in the ground with slippery edges for [[animal]]s to fall in.
===About Pitfall Traps===
: A '''pitfall trap''' is a piece of [[Observational Equipment|observational equipment]] used to [[observe]] certain [[organism]]s within a [[habitat]].
: '''Pitfall Traps''' cannot catch flying [[animal]]s because they would just fly out of the hole.
: '''Pitfall Traps''' are used to catch small [[animal]]s for study.
: '''Pitfall Traps''' can be used to count [[animal]]s to make an [[estimate]] of their [[population]].
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''pitfall trap''' is a hole in the ground with slippery edges for [[animal]]s to fall in.
===About Pitfall Traps===
: A '''pitfall trap''' is a piece of [[Observational Equipment|observational equipment]] used to [[observe]] certain [[organism]]s within a [[habitat]].
: '''Pitfall Traps''' cannot catch flying [[animal]]s because they would just fly out of the hole.
: '''Pitfall Traps''' are used to catch small [[animal]]s for study.
: '''Pitfall Traps''' can be used to count [[animal]]s to make an [[estimate]] of their [[population]].
===References===
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359810/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359810&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=d768d99f1a06f7c12fab40e5aef85a55 ''Pitfall traps, page 181, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945695/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945695&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ceafcc80bcad6b6754ee97a0c7ceea53 ''Pitfall traps, page 57, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945660/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945660&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=83aa4500ad7759e7f401a1c5ba5df758 ''Pitfall traps, page 77, Gateway GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']