A-Level BiologyYear 2016Q15
Page 08 15. The diagram below shows some phyla in the animal kingdom. Round worms Sea squirts Invertebrates with jointed legs Animal Kingdom X Y Z Which row in the table identifies the phyla X, Y and Z? Phylum X Y Z A Chordata Nematoda Arthropoda B Arthropoda Nematoda Chordata C Nematoda Arthropoda Chordata D Arthropoda Chordata Nematoda 16. Which of the following descriptions of animal behaviour avoids the use of anthropomorphism? A In some primate species, alpha males often bully lower-ranking animals. B In late summer, worker bees like to visit heather flowers. C The grin on the chimpanzee’s face showed that it was amused by the gesture. D The male moth is attracted to the female by the scent molecules that she emits. 17. A population of chafer beetles were damaging the tees and greens of a golf course. Results from a mark and recapture study suggested a population size that was too small to account for the extent of the damage caused. One possible reason for this is that the A white paint used to mark the beetles washed off some of them before the recapture B white paint used to mark the beetles made them more visible to predators than unmarked beetles C total number of beetles in the recaptured sample was less than the number first captured and marked D marked beetles did not have enough time, after release, to spread out and mix with the rest of the population.

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Syllabus levelAdvanced Level (A-Level)
SubjectBiology
Official MarksVariable (2–6 marks)