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24 December

2024
9A Genetics and
Evolution

Lesson 4: Practical Apple


Variation
Can you remember how to draw a
graph showing a normal
distribution?
The most common value
is the middle value in
the range.

When we plot
continuous variation it
usually forms a normal
distribution.

The further away from the


middle, the fewer
individuals will have that
• All the apples that you
eat are the same
species.
• There are many different
types of apple and these
are called varieties.
• Different varieties often
have different
characteristics, which
are an example of
inherited variation.
• A difference in mass is
an example of variation.
Compare how two varieties of apple
compare in mass
• Make a note of the names of your two varieties of apple.
Keep the varieties in two separate piles so they don’t
get mixed up. If they have labels on them, you could
leave the labels on apples of one variety and remove
them from the other variety.
• Lift up each apple and feel how heavy it is. Write down
which variety of apple you think is the heaviest.
• Use a balance to measure the mass of each apple from
one variety and record your results in a table.
• Repeat step C for the other variety.
Analysis of results
• Calculate the average mass of each apple variety.
• Calculate the range of values for each variety.
• Record in your data in a graph – what type of graph will
you draw – why?

• Was your prediction correct?


• Explain why measuring the mass of the apples is more
accurate than lifting the apples and guessing!
The Perfect Graph
Add an appropriate
title to your graph

USE A SHARP PENCIL AND


A RULER. DRAW YOUR Leave a space
GRAPH TO A GOOD SIZE! between each of
your bars because
Dependent variable on y-axis, the data must be
what are you measuring
presented as a bar
(mass).
chart
Use a suitable scale for
each axis
LABEL YOUR AXES
(INCLUDING UNITS)
Independent variable on x-axis,
what are you changing (light
Discussion and
Explanation
All the apples of a particular
variety do not have exactly
the same genetic
information.

(a) Explain why apple seeds


from one variety do not have
identical genetic information
as apple seeds from another
variety.
(b) Apart from genetic
information, what else can
cause apples of each variety
to have different masses?
Evaluation
Do you think you have enough results to be able to
say that one variety of apples is always heavier
than the other? Explain your reasoning.

(a)How could you make your conclusion more


reliable?

(b) Suggest another scientific question that this


investigation has made you think about.
This lesson, I have remembered how
to:
• identify and explain inherited and
environmental variation
• calculate means
• compare qualitative and quantitative
methods
• evaluate my evidence

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