6. An ecologist wants to measure the distribution of ferns in an area. Part of the area is a woodland and the other is a grassland. Which piece of equipment will he NOT need?
Quadrat
Species identification key
Random number generator
Belt transect
7. Which of the following accurately describes a difference between fungi and animals?
Fungi have chitin cell walls, animals have cellulose cell walls.
Fungi digest their food using hydrolytic enzymes, animals do not.
Fungi digest their food and then take it in, animals take in their food then digest it.
Fungi are prokaryotes, animals are eukaryotes.
8. Which of the following is NOT a protoctistan?
Mycelium
Bladderwrack
Green algae
Spirogyra
9. Which type of adaptation might long legs for running be classed as?
Morphological
Physiological
Behavioural
Genetic
10. Which CANNOT be used to establish phylogeny?
DNA mapping
Anatomy
Carbon dating
Cell type
11. The following shows the taxonomy of the medium ground finch. Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Omnivora, Family: Geospizus, Genus: Geospiza, Species: fortis. Which taxon is incorrect?
Genus
Class
Order
Family
12. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of monoculture?
Reduces the number of certain minerals in the soil.
Causes organic pollution.
Encourages the build-up of pests.
Reduces biodiversity.
13. Why might biological control be an advantage over pesticides?
It works on more than one pest.
Reduces the risk of bioaccumulation and pest resistance.
It targets only the pest species.
Reduces the number of pest species.
14. What is meant by the term Community?
All the members of the same species that occur in a particular area at a particular time.
A group of species which occur in the same area.
A group of species which occur in the same place at the same time.
A group of animals which occur in the same place at the same time.
15. In a habitat, there are 5 of species A, 12 of species B, 23 of species C, 10 of species D and 2 of species E. What is the value for Simpson's Index?
