A-Level Environmental Science Paper 2

Materials For this paper you may use: • a calculator. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions 1 to 10 and one essay from question 11. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 120. • All questions should be answered in continuous prose. • You will be assessed on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. Please write clearly in block capitals. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature I declare this is my own work. A-level ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Paper 2 2 *02* IB/G/Jun21/7447/2 Do not write outside the There are no questions printed on this page box DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE ANSWER IN THE SPACES PROVIDED 3 *03* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun21/7447/2 Do not write outside the Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box 0 1 Table 1 gives some information about the criteria used by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to prioritise the conservation of wildlife. Complete Table 1. [5 marks] Table 1 Criteria Description Endemic A species with a high public profile that raises awareness or funding for the conservation of biodiversity. EDGE A species that has a large effect on its ecosystem relative to its abundance. Categorised on the Red List as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. 5 4 *04* IB/G/Jun21/7447/2 Do not write outside the box 0 2 Owston's civet, Chrotogale owstoni, is a cat-like mammal found in the forests of South East Asia. The number of Owston’s civets is decreasing. 0 2 . 1 Suggest two ways that Owston’s civets may be directly exploited by humans. [2 marks] 1 2 0 2 . 2 Explain three ways that habitat destruction may have contributed to the decrease in the number of Owston’s civets. [3 marks] 1 2 3 5 *05* Turn over ► IB/G/Jun21/7447/2 Do not write outside the Owston’s civets have been monitored using different types of specialist equipment, box such as motion-sensitive cameras. 0 2 . 3 Suggest how the information collected by motion-sensitive cameras may be used in the conservation of Owston’s civets. [4 marks] 0 2 . 4 Other than motion-sensitive cameras, suggest one example of modern technology that could be used to collect data on Owston’s civets. [1 mark]