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9 marksNutrient Cycles and Energy Flow

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 2(d)

Account for any difference between the shape of the pyramid of energy shown in Figure 1 and the pyramid of numbers drawn in (c).

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  1. 2(a)Identify the categories of organisms at EACH level shown in Figure 1.[3 marks]
  2. 2(b)Account for the shape of the diagram in Figure 1.[5 marks]
  3. 2(c)Draw a diagram showing the pyramid of numbers for the mango tree.[3 marks]

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