Chapter 5: Study of an ecosystem

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Question 1

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Which of the following is NOT an ecosystem?
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  • Woodland
  • Ocean
  • Desert
  • Moon

Question 2

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Which piece of ecological apparatus can be used to collect insects?
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  • Quadrat
  • Pooter
  • Belt transect
  • Plankton net

Question 3

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A quadrat is used to quantify:
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  • Fish
  • Plants
  • Insects
  • Birds

Question 4

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Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?
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  • Wind speed
  • Water levels
  • Soil pH
  • Bacteria levels

Question 5

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Which of the following pieces of apparatus would be most suitable for collecting insects in long grass?
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  • Plankton net
  • Sweep net
  • Pitfall trap
  • Cryptozoic trap

Question 6

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A plan view of a habitat must always:
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  • Have a tree indicated
  • Have a river indicated
  • Have a direction north indicated
  • Be drawn in colour

Question 7

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Fauna refers to:
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  • Plants
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi
  • Animals

Question 8

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Flora refers to:
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  • Animals
  • Plants
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi

Question 9

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A cryptozoic trap is:
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  • Used to capture mammals
  • Used to capture small animals such as worms and woodlice
  • Used to capture insects
  • Used to capture fish

Question 10

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A qualitative survey in ecology is:
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  • Where the number of organisms is recorded
  • Where the presence or absence of organisms is recorded
  • Where the quality of organisms is recorded
  • Where the quality of the survey is recorded

Question 11

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A quantitative survey in ecology is:
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  • Where the number of organisms is recorded
  • Where the presence or absence of organisms is recorded
  • Where a number of surveys are carried out
  • A survey with a lot of questions

Question 12

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A tullgren funnel is for:
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  • Studying insects
  • Studying small animals present in a soil sample
  • Studying the soil
  • Studying plants

Question 13

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In using a quadrat it must be placed in the habitat at random. How did you ensure it was randomly placed?
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  • A pencil was thrown and quadrat placed where it landed
  • A pencil was placed on the ground and another group placed their quadrat there
  • A pencil was thrown over the shoulder and the quadrat placed where it landed
  • The quadrat was thrown over the shoulder

Question 14

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In carrying out a quantitative survey of plants using a quadrat, two types of survey techniques can be carried out. They are:
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  • Percentage frequency and average cover
  • Average frequency and percentage cover
  • Frequency and percentage cover
  • Frequency and cover

Question 15

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In carrying out a quantitative survey of animals in a habitat the capture-recapture technique is carried out. Which of the following represents the correct capture-recapture calculation?
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  • (#C&M1st)(#C2nd) / (#M2nd)
  • (#C1st)(#C&M2nd) / (#M2nd)
  • (#C&M1st)(#M2nd) / (#C&M2nd)
  • (#C&M1st)(#M2nd) / (#C2nd)
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