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    The document discusses how farming reduces biodiversity compared to forests. It explains that clearing forests for agriculture decreases species diversity of insects in the area. Calculating a diversity index can quantify this, with a farmed field expected to have a lower index than a wood. Planting hedges around fields could increase the diversity index for animals by providing habitat. Deforestation affects biodiversity by reducing habitat for species. Random sampling methods are discussed as a way to obtain representative data about species numbers and distribution in an area.

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    The document discusses how farming reduces biodiversity compared to forests. It explains that clearing forests for agriculture decreases species diversity of insects in the area. Calculating a diversity index can quantify this, with a farmed field expected to have a lower index than a wood. Planting hedges around fields could increase the diversity index for animals by providing habitat. Deforestation affects biodiversity by reducing habitat for species. Random sampling methods are discussed as a way to obtain representative data about species numbers and distribution in an area.

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    The document discusses how farming reduces biodiversity compared to forests. It explains that clearing forests for agriculture decreases species diversity of insects in the area. Calculating a diversity index can quantify this, with a farmed field expected to have a lower index than a wood. Planting hedges around fields could increase the diversity index for animals by providing habitat. Deforestation affects biodiversity by reducing habitat for species. Random sampling methods are discussed as a way to obtain representative data about species numbers and distribution in an area.

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    Starter... Recapping- Diversity Index Task 1: Effect of farming


    A journalist concluded that this investigation showed that farming
    reduces species diversity.

    The scientists collected insects at sites chosen at random. Explain


    Calculate the index of diversity of plants in the forest [2] the importance of choosing at random. (1)

    The forest was cleared to make more land available for Without carrying out any calculations, estimate whether the index
    agriculture. After the forest was cleared the species diversity of diversity for the wheat field would be higher or lower than for
    of insects in the area decreased. Explain why. [3] the wood. Explain how you arrived at your answer. (2)

    Calculate the index of diversity (2)

    Task 2: Agricultural Practice Evaluate this conclusion. (2)

    Explain the difference in biodiversity between a forest and a


    farmed field. Complete the spider diagram of how biodiversity is Farmers were offered grants by the government to plant hedges
    affected. around their fields. Explain the effect planting hedges could have
    on the index of diversity for animals. (2)

    Task 3: Deforestation
    1. What do you use the trees for?

    2. Why is this important?


    Explain how deforestation affects biodiversity.
    3. Is there an alternative source?

    4. What effect does this have on the environment?


    Considering Conservation

    Task 4: Sampling Methods


    1. Why are samples taken?

    2. What is a representative sample?

    3. What can be used to sample areas?

    4. What is the species density?

    5. How could you improve accuracy?

    6. How are the quadrats used?

    7. What other techniques are used?

    How do we measure distribution…


    Write a method of how you could use…
    Random sampling Systematic sampling Transects
    Describe how to estimate the number of daisies Describe how you would investigate how the species
    growing in a field… change across the stream, from one bank to the
    other…

    Task 5: Species Richness


    This is a measure of the number or different species in a
    particular ecosystem. It takes no account of the relative numbers
    of each species or where they are distributed. Samples were
    taken from three randomly located positions in a freshwater
    pond. The results are shown in the table below.

    1. Calculate the mean number of each species present.

    2. Calculate the value of D for this pond.

    3. Suggest how the random sampling positions might have


    been determined.

    4. Discuss how the data might have been different had the sampling not been random.

    5. Dragonfly nymphs were counted together and not as separate species. Suggest how this might have influenced the value of D that
    you have calculated.

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