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?