Habitat Study

When studying a habitat, which one of the following procedures is unnecessary?
1. Take a colour photograph of the habitat.
2. Draw a simple map of the habitat.
3. Identify as many plants and animals in the habitat.
4. Note the environmental factors affecting the habitat.
Habitats are affected by environmental factors.
Which one of the following factors is most unlikely to affect a habitat?
1. The number of times it is photographed.
2. The soil type of the habitat.
3. The weather most prevalent in the habitat.
4. Competition between plants in the habitat.
The soil in a habitat affects the organisms living in it.
Which one of the following factors does not contribute to the kind of soil present?
1. Wind direction
2. Moisture content of the soil
3. Soil type
4. pH of the soil
The climate of a habitat affects the types of plants and animals populating it.
Which one of the following does not contribute to the weather factors?
1. Direction habitat faces
2. Light intensity
3. Rainfall
4. Wind
Some environmental factors may be measured with instruments.
What factor does a light meter measure?
1. Light intensity
2. Temperature
3. Rainfall
4. pH of soil
Some environmental factors may be measured with instruments.
What factor does a compass measure?
1. Direction
2. Temperature
3. Rainfall
4. pH of soil
When identifying insects found in a habitat, which one of the following is most useful?
1. Key
2. Map
3. Lock
4. Pooter
What is the name of the apparatus shown?
1. Pooter
2. Beating tray
3. Pitfall trap
4. Line transect
What is the function of the apparatus shown?
1. To capture small insects
2. To capture butterflies
3. To capture flies
4. To capture small birds
What is the function of the instrument shown?
1. To measure the frequency of plants
2. To capture small insects
3. To capture butterflies
4. To map out a habitat
A line stretched across an area to be sampled, where plants are identified at regular intervals, is called a
1. line transect
2. beating tray
3. pitfall trap
4. quadrat
The device shown is to dislodge insects and small animals from bushes and trees.
What is this device called?
1. Beating tray
2. Pooter
3. Line transect
4. Quadrat
The square frame used to estimate the numbers of plants is called a
1. quadrat
2. line transect
3. pitfall trap
4. pooter
A quadrat is used in studying habitats.
Which one of the following statements about the use of quadrats is not correct?
1. The quadrat should be thrown behind by the person using it.
2. Quadrats are sometimes made of wood.
3. The quadrat has a square shape.
4. The quadrat is used to estimate numbers of plants and small animals.
The line transect is used in habitat study.
Which one of the following statements about the line transect is incorrect?
1. The line transect consists of a square frame.
2. The line transect shows how the different types of plant vary across a section.
3. The line transect is marked off at regular intervals.
4. The line transect is usually pegged down at both ends.
Which one of the following is not done in a habitat study?
1. Insects are collected, killed humanely and later identified.
2. Leaves of some plants are collected and studied.
3. The frequency of plants is studied using a quadrat.
4. Record the wind direction and soil temperature.
In studying a woodland habitat, a student threw a pencil over her shoulder.
A second student went over to where the pencil landed and
1. placed a quadrat.
2. started a line transect.
3. searched for insects.
4. picked a flower.
The names and abundances of plants were recorded by pupils studying a habitat.
The results are shown in the table.
Which one of these plants is dominant in this habitat?
1. Grass
2. Clover
3. Plantain
4. Daisy
The names and abundances of plants were recorded by pupils studying a habitat.
The results are shown in the table.
Which one of the plants can be considered rarest in this habitat?
1. Clover
2. Grass
3. Plantain
4. Daisy
In which habitat would you expect to find barnacles?
1. Rocky seashore
2. Hedgerow
3. Open field
4. Wood
Which one of the following adaptations has a caterpillar got so that it can chew leaves?
1. Sharp mouth parts
2. Tubular mouth parts
3. Coloured green
4. They change into butterflies
The photograph shows a pupil and teacher using a quadrat. The quadrat is placed randomly in a number of sites in the habitat being studied.
How is random sampling achieved when using a quadrat?
1. The student throwing a pencil behind him.
2. Placing the quadrat at a corner of the habitat.
3. Placing the quadrat next to the nearest stone.
4. Throwing the quadrat as far away as possible.
The photograph shows a pupil with a sweep net.
What is the sweep net used to collect?
1. Insects
2. Birds
3. Butterflies
4. Large Animals
Which one of the following is not used to collect small animals?
1. Line transect
2. Beating tray
3. Small mammal trap
4. Pooter
Select three reasons why the groups of organisms living together can vary greatly from one part of a habitat to another.
1. Presence or absence of carnivores in the different parts of the habitat.
2. The type of soil.
3. Exposure to wind.
4. How often the habitat was surveyed.
Bumblebees have adapted by growing hairs on their legs. Why is this?
1. To help it collect pollen.
2. To protect it against predators.
3. To distinguish the worker bees from the queen bee.
4. To help it fly.
A class was set the task of estimating the number of dandelions in a school field.
To do this, they decided to use quadrats. Each quadrat has an area of 1 m².
The diagram shows the dimensions of the school field.
Which is the best way of using the quadrats in this investigation?
1. Place the quadrats randomly in ten different sample areas.
2. Place the quadrats randomly in two different sample areas.
3. Place the quadrats where there are lots of plants.
4. Place the quadrats where most of the dandelions are growing.
Some students wanted to see what effect people walking on a field had on a number of different plants growing there.
In order to sample the plants, they used a quadrat as shown in the diagram.
Which one of the following would make the investigation as fair as possible?
1. Placing the quadrats randomly in ten different sample areas.
2. Placing all of the quadrats on areas that had been walked on.
3. Placing all the quadrats where there had been lots of plants.
4. Placing the quadrats randomly in two different sample areas.
Abiotic factors affect the plants and animals in a habitat.
Which one of the following is not an abiotic factor?
1. The type of trees in the habitat
2. Weather
3. Soil
4. Type of landscape
A 0.25 m² quadrat was placed in a field of area 200 m². Six daisy plants were counted inside the quadrat. What is the estimated number of daisies in this field?
1. 4800
2. 1800
3. 1200
4. 400
Why should a quadrat be thrown at random?
1. To get a representative sample of what plants are in the area.
2. To make it easier to count the plants underneath it.
3. To reduce the chance of damaging slow-moving animals.
4. To get as many species as possible in the quadrat.

Habitat Study

Multiple Choice Quiz