1. An experiment was done to determine the distribution of plants in an area by using a sampling method.

The quadrat size is 1m x 1m. The number of organisms from each species in each quadrat is recorded in the
table.

Quadrat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Mimosa sp. 13 0 6 15 10 0 8 6 16 12 86
Imperata sp. 31 43 18 12 14 10 15 57 48 42 290
Axonopus sp. 43 31 16 46 50 18 11 61 40 50 366
Total 87 74 40 73 74 28 34 124 104 104 742

(a) By using the data from the table, calculate:

(i) density of Mimosa sp. [1 mark]

(ii) the frequency of Mimosa sp. [1 mark]

(iii) the relative frequency of the Mimosa sp. [1 mark]

(b) State two disadvantages of this method. [2 marks]

(i) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

(c ) Name two other methods that can be used to determine the distribution of the plants of the study area.
[2 marks]
(i) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Ten quadrats measuring 50 cm x 50 cm are set up in a field. The number of plant M in each quadrat is counted,
below is the result.

What is the frequency of plant M in the area being examined?

A 6% B 60% C 75% D 80%

3 (a) (i) Describe the procedure of quadrat sampling [3 marks]

(ii) State three conditions for a reliable estimate of a population. [3 marks]

(b) (i) Explain the capture-recapture technique. [4 marks]

(ii) State the assumptions that need to be considered for the application of the capture-recapture
technique. [5 marks]
No Answer Marks
1(a)(i) 86/10 x 1m2 = 8.6m2 1m

(a)(ii) 8/10 x 100 = 80% 1m

(a)(iii) 8/28 x 100 = 28.57% 1m

( b) (i) It doesn’t recorded the true number of the species 2m

(ii) It may not give the true picture of population distribution
(i) Line transect 2m
(c ) (ii) Belt transect
2 (iii) D