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Kåre Elgmork

Kåre Elgmork is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kåre Elgmork rather than just read about it. In short: Kåre Elgmork (7 December 1924 – 19 November 2011) was a Norwegian zoologist. He was born in Hønefoss.

Key takeaways

Kåre Elgmork belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kåre Elgmork to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kåre Elgmork from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kåre Elgmork (7 December 1924 – 19 November 2011) was a Norwegian zoologist. He was born in Hønefoss. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1959, was appointed as a docent at the University of Oslo in 1964 and promoted to professor in 1985. His special fields were freshwater ecology, later the study of bears of Norway. He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters since 1986 and was decorated as a Knight of the Order of St. Olav. He died in November 2011 in Bærum, having resided at Ringstabekk.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kåre Elgmork

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kåre Elgmork claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kåre Elgmork before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kåre Elgmork ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kåre Elgmork

In research: Kåre Elgmork appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kåre Elgmork in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kåre Elgmork is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1924 births, 2011 deaths, 20th-century Norwegian zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kåre Elgmork outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Kåre Elgmork in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kåre Elgmork means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Kåre Elgmork out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Kåre Elgmork in simple terms?

Kåre Elgmork (7 December 1924 – 19 November 2011) was a Norwegian zoologist. He was born in Hønefoss.

Why does Kåre Elgmork matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kåre Elgmork?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Kåre Elgmork.