Biodiversity

Question 1

What is a quadrat and how do you use it

Answer 1

It is a square that is placed randomly within an environment and used to count the number of a certain type of organism in the quadrat

Question 2

What is a transect

Answer 2

A number of quadrats placed at random intervals along a line

Question 3

What is the capture/recapture technique

Answer 3

Organisms that are not stationary cannot be counted accurately in quadrats. Therefore when they are caught they are marked and then released. When a second sample is caught, it is easy to differentiate between the new organisms and the ones that have already be captured

Question 4

What is biodiversity

Answer 4

The number of organisms in an area

Question 5

Why is collecting data on biodiversity important

Answer 5

To monitor population numbers and endangered species

Question 6

What is it called when an organism is used to control the population of another organism

Answer 6

Biological control

Question 7

Name an organisation invested in maintaining biodiversity

Answer 7

RSPB