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A-LevelBiologyBiodiversity and conservationOct/Nov 2017Paper 4 Q111 Marks

Fig. 1.1 shows a snow leopard, Panthera uncia. The habitat of the snow leopard is the high mountains of Central Asia. [Figure 1.1] Snow leopards usually live and hunt alone. Their main prey is grazing herbivores, such as wild sheep and wild goats. They will also hunt domesticated animals and livestock. The number of snow leopards has decreased dramatically in the last 40 years.

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About This A-Level Biology Question

Topic

This structured question tests Biodiversity and conservation in A-Level Biology (syllabus code 9700). It is worth 11 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology Oct/Nov 2017 examination, Paper 4 Variant 2.

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