This document contains an exam question that asks a student to nominate two natural environments they visited or studied that year. It then asks them to describe two reasons it is important to maintain environments in a healthy condition, identify three components of biodiversity that could be used to assess environmental health, compare the biodiversity of the two environments, and evaluate the health of the environments using three other measures.

1. 11 2007 OUT&ENV EXAM
Question 5
Nominate two natural environments you have visited or studied this year.
Environment 1
Environment 2
a. Describe two reasons it is important for society to maintain environments such as these in a healthy
condition.
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2.
4 marks
b. Identify three components of biodiversity that could be used to assess the health of these environments.
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2.
3.
3 marks
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2. 2007 OUT&ENV EXAM 12
c. Using the components identiÞed in part b., compare the biodiversity of the two natural environments you
have visited or studied this year.
9 marks
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3. 13 2007 OUT&ENV EXAM
d. Biodiversity is one measure that can be used to determine the health of a natural environment.
Using three other measures, evaluate the health of the two natural environments you have visited or studied
this year.
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