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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18M.3.SL.TZ1.12c
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ1
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18M.3.SL.TZ1.12c

Isopods are a group of organisms belonging to the arthropods and include woodlice (slaters) and other species, some of which live on land and others in water. A study was carried out on the diversity of isopod species living in a bog (site B), the edge zone separating the bog and forest (site E) and adjacent forest (site F).

Data collected for the three sites are summarized in the table:

(c)

State one method that could be used to estimate the isopod population size.

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capture-mark-release-recapture
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quadrat / transect

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