Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Selection

Selection — practice question

Fig. 5.1 depicts Mackinlay's cuckoo-dove, Macropygia mackinlayi, a bird that occurs on most islands in the south-west of the Pacific Ocean.
(a(i))[1]

Define community.

(a(ii))[2]

Complete the passage with the most suitable word or phrase. Adaptation is sometimes described as the process brought about by [BLANK], through which populations become better suited to their [BLANK] over many generations.

(b(i))[4]

For each bird species shown in Fig. 5.2, compare the range in 1969 with the range in 2013.

(b(ii))[3]

From the information in Fig. 5.2, suggest reasons for the change in the range of the island thrush (C) on Karkar Island.

(c)[3]

Explain the risks to these bird species with declining populations.

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