# Population Trait Data Counter Patterns occur everywhere in nature. Certain characteristics in a populations are called traits. Surveys are used to record and help to understand these traits. In this lesson, the @boardname@ is used as a survey tool to count traits. The @boardname@ saves the counts and reports them on the display when asked. ## Contents * [Overview](/courses/ucp-science/population/overview) * [Setup and procedure](/courses/ucp-science/population/setup-procedure) * [Resources](/courses/ucp-science/population/resources) <br/> | | | | |-|-|-| | Adapted from "[Population Trait Data Counter](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CC5uhIoZK4Q67vU5Ldwna6GEeZYXNDYzgO8BUUjPuwI)" by [C Lyman](http://utahcoding.org) | | [](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) |