Lowland Heaths Quiz

These questions are of two types
multiple choice, simply choose the correct answer.
short answer - type in the correct answer - usually one word. only use lower case letters.

Which one of the following pairs of conditions is needed for the development of a lowland heath
1. High rainfall
2. Low rainfall
3. Acid pH
4. Neutral pH
5. Alkaline pH
6. Coarse sandy soils with high drainage
7. Loams with normal drainage
8. High nutrient levels
9. Low nutrient levels
Which of these heather species is not normally found on a dry heath
1. Ling
2. Bell Heather
3. Cross-leaved Heath
Which of the following Gorse species is not thought to be a native of heathland in the UK?
1. European gorse
2. Western Gorse
3. Dwarf Gorse
Which group of plants have help in gaining nitrogen from mutualistic bacteria living in their roots
1. Heathers
2. Leguminous plants (pea, bean, vetch etc)
3. Insectiverous plants
4. Bracken and other ferns
What is the name of the iconic heathland beetle that buries rabbit droppings in a very deep burrow for its larvae to feed on
Which of the following species of butterfly may use heather as a food plant?
1. Common Blue
2. Silver-studded Blue
3. Green Hairstreak
4. Grayling
Name this species which has recently started to breed in Norfolk.
Which of the following is the name of this dragonfly which is common where there are boggy pools?
1. Broad bodied chaser
2. Scarce Chaser
3. 4 Spotted Chaser
4. 4 Spotted Darter
Name this species
Name this ericaceous plant which is found in a few bogs in Norfolk?
This species' latin name meens bone breaker - what is its common name?
Which of the following is the best explanation of which it is called 'bone-breaker'
1. When cattle eat it the poison it contains damages bone and over a long period they are weakened and eventually may break
2. This plant only grows in water contaminated by zinc ions. The zinc replaces the calcium in the bones of the cattle so weakening them.
3. The plant grows in acid bogs where calcium is absent. Thus if cattle have to feedon all of the vegetation in a bog for a long time they will become calcium deficient and have weeak bones. This plant just indicates those conditions
What is this very rare species is southern Britain, which may recently have become extinct in Norfolk?
1. heath spotted
2. early marsh
3. common spotted
4. southern marsh
Name this falcon
Which of the following is the name of this rare Norfolk dragonfly?
1. black-tailed skimmer
2. keeled skimmer
3. blue darter
4. azure darter
Name this species
Name this rare species, found in southern England where wet heath and dry heath meet.
Which of the following are correct statements about this iconic heathland species?
1. it feeds at night
2. it hunts moths in the air
3. it hunts insects on the ground
4. it churrs from the ground
5. it churrs while flying
6. it nests in low bushes just above the ground but rests by day on the ground
Which of the following is the correct name for this female butterfly?
1. Green-veined white
2. Orange tip
3. Large white
4. Small white
What is this species?
Name this iconic heathland species.
A species in decline on Norfolk heaths but still found in the Brecklands. Which Pipit is it?
1. Water
2. Heath
3. Tree
4. Meadow
5. rock
Name this species
Name this predator
1. Green Leopard Beetle
2. Green Chafer
3. Green Tiger Beetle