WorksheetsAQA Environmental science Conservation
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
The roles of an SSSI are (pick two)
To protect best examples of UK flora and fauna
to include a management plan if carrying out OLD - operation likely to damage
to protect only wetlands and waterfowl
designated under the EU directive
Special protected Areas (SPA) are (pick 2)
Designated under UK legislation
Designated under EU Birds directive
to protect only wetlands
to protect areas that are internationally important to bird species.
Special Areas of conservation (SACs) are (pick 2)
Designated under UK legislation
Designated under EU Habitats directive
to identify habitats that are internationally important
Best examples of UK flora and fauna
Ramsar sites are (pick two)
Intergovernmental agreements
designed to protect wetlands and waterfowl
designated by EU habitat directives
designated by UK legislation
Not a method of habitat conservation
SSSi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)
NNR (National Nature reserve)
SAC (Special area of Conservation)
AONB (Area of outstanding natural beauty)
Ramsar site
Hard release breeding programs involve...
no post release support
provision of food
provision of nests
limited and then reduced provision of food and nests
Soft release breeding programmes involve... (select 2)
no post release support
gradual release into larger areas
provision of food
introduction of predators to stimulate natural hiding behaviours
Problems faced by organisms released from breeding programmes (select three)
Finding and recognising food
Recognising poisonous foods
Recognising and avoiding predators
legal protection
NOT a Reason why keeping species in captivity maybe difficult
Habitat size requirements
Food requirements
Financial constraints
Needing to control specific abiotic conditions
Lack public interest.
IUCN stands for
International Union for cultivating nature
International Union for conservation of nature
International Universal conservation of nature
Important upholdment of culturing nature
Roles of the IUCN (select three)
Coordinating global data on biodiversity conservation
Increasing the understanding of the importance of biodiversity
Deploying nature based solutions to climate change
Holding mining, oil and fossil fuels industries to account for the loss of biodiversity
Introduced species may cause a threat to indigenous species due to... (Select three)
Carrying disease
overcompetition of food resources
predation on indigenous species
introducing new food sources
Flagship species are...
species that have a high public profile.
species that a vital to the existence of a community
species that can host an armada of other species within its community
are a vital component to ocean habitats
A keystone species is
A species that is important in maintaining the ecological structure of a population
A species that is important in maintaining the ecological structure of a community
A species that has a high public profile
A species that is evolutionary unique
The main aims of the International Whaling Commission is achieved by (select 3)
total protection of some species
designating whale sanctuaries
setting limits for numbers of whales that can be caught
banning all countries from whaling altogether
The roles of a biological corridor are (select 3)
to link habitats that may have been fragmented
to help to mix different populations and gene pools
to allow re-colonisation
to channel a species into one particular area and remove from another
NOT ABIOTIC factors
Predator populations
Prey populations
Oxygen levels
pH
Light levels
The main aims of biological corridors (select three)
Link isolated habitats
encourages inbreeding
expanding gene pools
avoid hazards when moving from one habitat to another.
Abiotic factors include
Dissolved oxygen
pH
Salinity
Predators
