Studying Ecosystems

Cards (3)

  • What is a population?
    A group of organisms of on species living in a habitat
  • Scientists use a quadrat (a sampling square frame) to estimate the size of a population
  • Describe the method to see how plants are distributed in a habitat?
    Stretch a long tape called a transect line across the area . Place a quadrat down at regular intervals along the line . Count the plants in the quadrat each time