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A-LevelBiologyBiodiversity and conservationMay/June 2020Paper 4 Q88 Marks

(a) Sampling is used to find out the variety of species in an ecosystem and the size of the population of each species. A study was carried out to investigate the biodiversity of two fields, A and B. Field A had not been used for growing crops for 10 years. Field B had been used for growing crops until one year before the study. Random sampling was carried out.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) May/June 2020 examination, Paper 4 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Biodiversity and conservation and is worth 8 marks.

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