Q.1
Which of the following sampling methods would be the least practical for sampling the beetles living in a public park.
  • Random sampling with a quadrat
  • Systematic sampling with a quadrat
  • Continuous line transect
  • None of the above are practical
Q.2
A quadrat could be used for environmental sampling in which of the following situations?
  • Interrupted belt transect of sand dunes
  • Continuous belt transect of the land from a farmers field to the edge of a lake
  • Random sampling of a school playing field
  • All of the above
Q.3
When using a quadrat for random sampling, the co-ordinates give the position of which corner of the quadrat?
  • North west
  • North east
  • South east
  • South west
Q.4
Sampling is:
  • a one hundred percent accurate measure of the population or area under study
  • a good estimate of what has been studied
  • visiting food shops and trying out some of the different foods on offer
  • an unimportant part of fieldwork
Q.5
What is objective data?
  • Information about the objects found in a survey
  • Data that does not rely on a personal opinion
  • Data that is obtained from a survey where people are protesting about something
  • Data that is incorrect
Q.6
Which of the following is a correct statement about random sampling?
  • The method used where the study area is the same throughout
  • The method used where the study area is not the same throughout
  • The investigator chooses where the samples will be taken
  • They are all correct
Q.7
Systematic sampling is:
  • an investigation into the systems used in a particular area
  • only suited to places that are the same everywhere
  • suitable for use where there is an environmental gradient
  • not suitable for urban surveys
Q.8
Which of the following would require stratified sampling?
  • An investigation into a woodland which had a clearing in it
  • An investigation of the whole of the school grounds excluding the buildings
  • An investigation in which questions are answered by working people, elderly ladies and children at primary school
  • All of the above
Q.9
Subjective data depends on which of the following?
  • Personal opinion
  • Clothing
  • Time of day
  • All of the above
Q.10
What is sampling?
  • Gathering data from books
  • Counting every plant of different species in a field
  • Generating random pairs of co-ordinates
  • A short-cut method of investigating a large population or area
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