Fieldguide
Fieldguide
Fieldguide
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| Cartes-fiches | 235 |
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Biologie |
| Niveau | Autres |
| Crée / Actualisé | 12.02.2025 / 21.02.2025 |
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What are the major factors influencing the Savanna Biome?
- enough rainfall
- no frost
- the summer rainfall
- The grass dominance
Briefly describe the forest Biome by ticking the correct characteristics?
- The forest biome is the smallest biome in south africa and is located in the south.
- it is very fragmented and isolated .
- It is characterized by an all year long high rainfall
The vegetation in the succulent karoo biome is dominated by which two dwarf succulent shrub types? Please tick 2 correct answers
- Stonecrops
- Vygies
Column A with Column B
- Population = Groupe of Organisms of the same species , sharing a space and interbreeding
- Individual= The lowest level of organisation
- Bioshpehere= Thin outer layer of the earth capable of supporting life.
- Community= All populations within a given area
- Biome= Major biotic unit bearing a characteristic and easily recognisable array of life
- Ecosystem= Self-sustaining natural system of which living organisms are a part, together with non-living components.
Match the letter to correct answer in the following table
- D
- B
- E
- A
- F
- C
The following is a comment from a guest after a game drive: "He showed us the Big 5in one game drive and we experienced an elephant charge We crashed trough the thick bush, chasing a leopard, i could not believe that the vehicle could do that."
- He was to close to the leopard and stressed him
- He was drive to fast its not a race
- Respect the comfortzone of Elephant
- we dont crash intoo bushes when you walk into the bushese do this careffully
List 2 things you would say to your clients about their clothing when preparing them for a guided walking experience.
- They need closed shoes to walk trough the bushes
- Clothes in natural colours
List 2 things you would think about when positioning the game drive vehicule in an anmimal siting.
- Positioning the car that everybody can see the animal
- Positioning the car so if you have an exit way in case.
What act do guides have to conform to and who do guides have to register with as a legal guide?
- Need a license form the National Departement of Tourism
- Torusim act
Match the following letter with the correct answer:
- C
- A
- D
- B
Explain two different types of problematic soils which you, as a guide , may com across, and why these soils could be labelled as such
- Clay getting damaged when drived through when its wet
- Desert soil can not recovver for a long time
Name three specific influences on South Africa (Weather)
Agulhas Current
Benguela Current
Altitude / Latitude
What type of Weather conditions would you associate with the following cloud types?
Stratocumulus
Altostratus
Cumulonimbus
- Stratocumulus: Clearing weather
- Altostratus: Rain will come
- Cumulonimbus: Thunderstorm, heavy rainfall
Winds are created by the movement of air from areas of .........................
to areas of .......................
High pressure cells to areas of low pressure cells
Would you experience katabatic winds during the day or, or at night?
During the night
Name two frontal systems which influence weather patterns throughout the year
Cold Front
Warm Front
What is your understanding of the following
Biotic and Abiotic
Biotic: All living components (animal)
Abiotic: Are non living components (fire)
Primary consumer with example and explain
Secondary consumer with example and explain
Tertiary consumer with example and explain
Primary consumer: are Feeding on producer (Grasshopper)
Secondary consumer: are feeding on primary consumer (Frogs)
Tertiary consumer: are feeding on secondary consumer ( Vultures)
Match the letter to the correct answer in the following table.
CAB
Explain the following an provide an example to explain your answer: Intraspecific:.......................
Example:
When two of the same Species interact with each other (only when it stands are fighting for food its compete)
Match the correct letter of the flagship species to the correct Biome.
- B
- C
- A
Name a flagship tree species in the Savanna
- Marula
Which Biome occurs in both South Africa as well as Mozambique?
Indian Ocean Coastal Belt
How many vegetation types can the Thicket biome be divided into?
6
which two categories are grasses divided into?
Sweet and Sourveld
Fill the correct taxonomic hierarchy in the empty spaces in the table below:
Phylum
Class
........
........
Genus
.........
Order
Family
Species
If you are looking up hyenas, and you see the word "Hyanidae", does thiss refer to the family which hyenas belong to, or the species?
Family (dae at the end)
Which class are birds classified into? Taxonomy
Arves
What process do plants use to produce their food?
With Photosynthesis thanks to the sun
What is the purpose of the following:
Xylem:
Phloem:
Xylem: Bring everything from ground to tree
Phloem: Bring food in different parts of tree
Name the Leaf Type in the pictures below
Twice compound Leaf
Name the Leaf Type in the pictures below
Simple Leaf
Name the Leaf Type in the pictures below
Once compound Leaf
What is meant by "pioneer grass community" and why is it important?
After a disturbated area for example a fire this is the first grass that will grow
They will prepare the soil for the next plant (Climax, Sub-climax)
Briefly explain what Lichen is?
Lichen is a symbiosis between funghi and algae, Its a sign for good health of an ecosystem
Which plant family is the emost important one on earth?
Grass
What is the difference between a hemimetabolic lifestyle and holometabolic lifestyle?
Hemimetabolic: Not complete metamorphosis
Holometabolic: Complete metamorphosis
List three different ways in which insects play a very important role in nature:
- Pollinators
- Decomposing
- Food for animals
You see a scorpion with large pincers and smallish tail. Which family would this scorpion belong to?
Scorpionidae
The Lens of a fish is perfectly rounded . This is to:
- To reduce the distortion of whatever image the fish is looking at
- For perfect 3-D vision
- To allow for greater depth of field when the fish swims
- To help the fish see around the rocks
- To reduce the distortion of whatever image the fish is looking at
