What made Czar Nicholas II a weak ruler? I have a couple more questions if you could answer them that would be great. What were some characteristics of Czar Nicholas? Why was Nicholas II overthrown? Was he the cause of the Russian Revolution?
Spratt derives either from the Old English sprit meaning a  slender person or from esprit meaning an elf. Like many Anglo-Saxon names it originated as a nickname before becoming a surname in the modern sense. The earliest records of the name come from the English counties of Dorset, Somerset and Essex.
Quadrat. Definition. noun. A square or rectangular plot of land used to mark off at random a physical area to isolate a sample and determine the percentage of vegetation and animals occurring within the marked area. Supplement. A quadrat is a tool used in ecology for sampling purposes.For instance, a quadrat is placed on ground at random to count the vegetation within the sample. Word origin: Middle English, a square geometric instrument, rectangular area. quadrat is a tool used in ecology for sampling purposes. For instance, a quadrat is placed on ground at random to count the vegetation within the sample.