Sampling animals 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyEcology and biodiversityA2/A-levelAQA Created by: 08rmorrisCreated on: 25-03-15 14:40 64352810179 Across 1. used to catch invertebrates that move along the ground, like insects and mites. A smooth-sided cup is buried in the ground with its top level with the surface (7, 4) 5. nets with a flat side that can sit on a bed of a stream and are used to catch small aquatic larvae and nymphs (1, 4) 6. used for collecting invertebrates from trees and shrubs (7, 4) 9. large, fine meshed nets used for insects and other invertebrates living on and around vegetation, especially grassland and crops (5, 4) Down 2. used for animals like birds and small mammals. Observer walks or drives along a randomly-chosen transect line and counts how many animals, nests, burrows or other evidence he sees (8, 6) 3. used for small mammals like wood mice, shrews and voles. Prepared with dry bedding and suitable food (seeds, fruit) and placed randomly in the area to be surveyed (9, 4) 4. used to extract invertebrates, particularly arthropods, from samples of leaf litter and soil (8, 7) 7. used to catch flying insects, especially at night. (5, 5) 8. the d-net is held facing upstream and the mud and stones upstream are kicked so that the animals are dislodged and are carried downstream into the net (4, 8) 10. used for counting large animals over a large area, such as lions in a game reserve (6, 7)
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