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 Form 3 Biology questions and answers on ecology

Describe how the quadrant method can be used to estimate the population of various species of plants in a given habitat.

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-Measure the total area of the of the habit. Mark out the study area. At a random, throw the quadrats in the study area. Identify and label the various species of the plants the quadrat then count plants of each species and record the numbers. Make several throws in the study area at a random and repeat the process, then work out the average per quadrat for each species in the area. Calculate the population for the total area study.


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