Unit 1 Environments

Question 1

Warm summers and mild winters and plenty of rain

Answer 1

Deciduous Woodland

Question 2

Woodmice, foxes, badgers and tawny owls

Answer 2

Deciduous Woodland

Question 3

Broadleaved trees such as oak, ash and beech

Answer 3

Deciduous Woodland

Question 4

Trees lose their leaves in winter because it is too cold and dark for much photosynthesis to occur so the trees will not grow

Answer 4

Deciduous Woodland

Question 5

Loss of leaves allows the trees to reduce water loss in transpiration

Answer 5

Deciduous Woodland

Question 6

Tawny owls nest in the hollowed out branches of the trees and feed on the abundant small mammals in the woodland

Answer 6

Deciduous Woodland

Question 7

Bluebells and wild garlic on the ground

Answer 7

Deciduous Woodland

Question 8

Bluebells make use of the light and warmth in early spring to photosynthesise and store food before the leaves on the trees above re grow

Answer 8

Deciduous Woodland

Question 9

Conifers are adapted to living in cold climates where the ground is often frozen in winter and the soil is poor and often acidic

Answer 9

Coniferous Woodland

Question 10

Trees have needles which are not lost in winter so they do not have to waste energy each spring re growing them

Answer 10

Coniferous Woodland

Question 11

The tree shape means that any snow will fall off and roots are shallow to absorb precious nutrients

Answer 11

Coniferous Woodland

Question 12

The needles on trees help reduce water loss in winter when water may be unavailable if it is frozen

Answer 12

Coniferous Woodland

Question 13

Deer and squirrels

Answer 13

Coniferous Woodland

Question 14

They have a lower species diversity than deciduous woodlands because the trees are not native

Answer 14

Coniferous Woodland

Question 15

Native British species such as Scots Pine and Juniper

Answer 15

Coniferous Woodland

Question 16

Non-native species such as Douglas Fir and Sitka Spruce

Answer 16

Coniferous Woodland

Question 17

Rye grass produces a very high yield allowing several cuts for silage

Answer 17

Ley Grassland

Question 18

It requires high levels of fertilisers to maintain productivity

Answer 18

Ley Grassland

Question 19

They have a lower species diversity than meadows

Answer 19

Ley Grassland

Question 20

Small mammals such as wood mice and weasels

Answer 20

Ley Grassland

Question 21

Agricultural strains of grasses, particularly rye grass

Answer 21

Ley Grassland

Question 22

Clover

Answer 22

Ley Grassland and Meadows

Question 23

Water plants are characterised by luxuriant growth and often have large leaves as loss of water from the leaves is not a problem

Answer 23

Wetland

Question 24

These plants often have large air spaces within their leaves to store air due to lack of oxygen in the soil

Answer 24

Wetland

Question 25

Otters and water voles

Answer 25

Wetland

Question 26

Birds such as reed warblers

Answer 26

Wetland

Question 27

Fish such as sticklebacks

Answer 27

Wetland

Question 28

Frogs and newts

Answer 28

Wetland

Question 29

Snails, diving beetles and damselflies

Answer 29

Wetland

Question 30

Willow, yellow iris and water mint

Answer 30

Wetland

Question 31

Duckweed and water lilies

Answer 31

Wetland

Question 32

Traditionally cut for hay in July

Answer 32

Meadows

Question 33

If fertilisers are not added to the soil then a wide range of wild flowers such as poppies will grow

Answer 33

Meadows

Question 34

If the soil becomes nutrient rich then wild flowers will be out competed by grasses

Answer 34

Meadows

Question 35

A wide range of invertebrate species such as the marbled white butterfly, burnet moth, bees and hoverflies

Answer 35

Meadows

Question 36

Birds such as goldfinches

Answer 36

Meadows

Question 37

Mixtures of grasses such as Cocksfoot, Timothy and Common Bent

Answer 37

Meadows

Question 38

A semi natural habitat over 300m, that was formed when woodland was cleared and grazed 1,000 years ago

Answer 38

Moorland

Question 39

Has to be carefully managed by humans otherwise the heather would not regenerate

Answer 39

Moorland

Question 40

Birds such as red grouse and hen harrier

Answer 40

Moorland

Question 41

Adders and lizards

Answer 41

Moorland

Question 42

Plants such as heather, bilberry and cotton grass

Answer 42

Moorland

Question 43

Plants are adapted to living in acidic soils which are often waterlogged

Answer 43

Moorland