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CHAPTER 5 :Living things in their Environment
CHAPTER 6 :People and the Planet
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(ii)
Tillandsia plants grow on the high branches of
trees in rainforests. These plants cannot grow well on the
lowest branches. Explain why.
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(b)
Tillandsia plants do not have root hairs on their
roots. What two substances do most plants absorb through
their root hairs?
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Q.2
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(ii)
bindweed.
(b)
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Q.3
(a)(i)
Caterpillars eat oak leaves. Owls eat blackbirds. Blackbirds eat caterpillars.
Complete the food chain for these four living things.
(b)
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(c)
There are no caterpillars on the oak tree in winter. Suggest a reason for this.
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Q.4
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From the food web above, give the names of one predator and its prey.
o Predator __________________________
o prey of this predator _________________________________
(c)
Why are the plants in the food web called producers? Tick the correct box.
(d)
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(e)
(i)
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Partridges lay their eggs in nests on the ground.
The eggs are the same colour as the ground. Why can this help partridges to survive?
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(ii)
Why could laying eggs on the ground result in fewer partridge chicks?
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Q.5
The drawing below shows a barn owl. Barn owls hunt for small
animals such as mice.
Look at the drawing of the barn owl. Give two ways the barn owl is
suited for catching small animals.
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(ii)
Draw a line from each animal below to the word that describes it. Draw only two lines.
(b)
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(c)
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Barn owls build nests in farm buildings. Mice eat wheat seeds.
Many old farm buildings have been knocked down so that houses can be built on the
farmland. Give one reason why this has caused the number of barn owls to decrease.
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(ii)
Suggest one reason why farmers like to have barn owls on their farms.
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Q.6
(a)
A pyramid of numbers represents the number of organisms at each stage in a food chain. On
each line by the pyramid of numbers below, write the name of the correct organism from the
food chain above.
Partridges feed mainly on insects and wild plants (weeds). Some farmers spray their crops
with chemicals to kill insects and weeds. How would this affect the number of foxes? Explain
your answer.
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Partridges build their nests on the ground among plants. They lay up to 18 eggs in the nest.
Suggest why partridges need to lay so many eggs.
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(d)
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Some farmers leave a strip of land around the edge of each field which they do not spray with
chemicals. Suggest two reasons why this will lead to an increase in the number of partridges
on these farms.
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Q.7
Some pupils visited a deer park. A poster showed different types of deer.
(a) Emily said, I saw a male deer. Look at the drawings in the poster. How would Emily know
that the deer was male?
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(b)
Jimmy made some notes about a young deer. Give one reason
why he cannot identify the type of young deer from his notes.
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Dan drew one of the deer. He said it was an adult male red deer.
Give two pieces of evidence from his drawing which suggest that
he got the name wrong.
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(d)
The ecosphere below is a sealed glass ball containing sea water, green algae, bacteria, a snail
and shrimps.
(a)
The ecosphere must receive plenty of light. Explain why light is necessary for the survival of
the green algae and the animals in the ecosphere.
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(b)
When organisms in the ecosphere die, they are broken down by bacteria. Nutrients, such as
nitrates, are released back into the ecosphere. Why is this necessary for the survival of the
other organisms in the ecosphere?
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(c)
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Q.9
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The table below shows the number of boats
used for catching herring fish in the Norwegian Sea between 1963 and 1967.The bar chart
shows total mass of herring caught in Norwegian Sea between 1963 and 1967.
Use the information above to help you answer parts (a) (i), (ii) and (iii).
(a)(i) Why did the mass of herring caught increase between 1963 and 1965?
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(ii)
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Suggest why the mass of herring caught decreased between 1965 and 1967.
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(iii)
Herring cannot breed until they are four years old. Fishing for herring was banned in the
Norwegian Sea from 1972 to 1976. Suggest one reason why fishing for herring was banned
for this period.
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Q.10(a) The average life span of a lion in a zoo is 22 years. The average life span of a lion in the wild
is 17 years. Suggest two reasons why lions
live longer in a zoo than in the wild.
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(b)
(i)
(ii)
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(c)
From the graph, describe the relationship between the average length of pregnancy and the
average life span.
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John found data about three other mammals.
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Q.11
(a)
Some pupils discussed these results and made some conclusions. Tick a box in each row to say
whether the conclusion is true or false or whether you cannot tell based on the results.
(b)
(i)
The map shows where members of the public saw ripe conkers in the UK.
Suggest one reason why it is a good idea to collect data by asking the public to
observe when conkers ripen.
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Suggest one reason why it is not a good idea to collect data by asking the public to observe
when conkers ripen.
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The data was collected in one year. What data would the BBC need to collect to find out if the
time of year in which conkers ripen is changing?
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(a)
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This diagram shows a water lily plant.
Water lilies do not grow well in moving
water. Suggest a reason.
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(c)(i)
(ii)
Give one way water lily plants are adapted to live in water.
Explain how this adaptation helps the water lily to grow in water.
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(e)
When water lilies cover the pond surface with leaves, the pond does not get as hot during the
day. Explain why the pond does not get as hot.
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Q13
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The drawing below shows a mole. Moles dig tunnels through soil.
Give one way a mole is suited for digging through soil.
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(ii)
(c)
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Suggest one reason for using a solar-powered mole-scarer instead of a battery-powered one.
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(iii)
Some gardeners use poison to kill moles. Suggest one reason for using a mole-scarer rather
than poison to get rid of moles.
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