CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2 · Question 1(c)(iv)
Discuss the relationship between species diversity and ecosystem stability.
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- 1(a)Define the term 'ecological niche'.[1 mark]
- 1(b)(i)State what the region 'X' represents in Figure 1.[1 mark]
- 1(b)(ii)Draw a diagram similar to Figure 1 showing how the niches of the two species will change over time.[4 marks]
- 1(c)(i)Identify two types of interactions, other than competition, between organisms in communities.[2 marks]
- 1(c)(ii)Define one of the types of interactions identified in (c)(i) and use an example to explain how it may influence the population numbers of an organism in an…[4 marks]
- 1(c)(iii)Outline the role of adaptation in addressing the interaction discussed in (c)(ii).[2 marks]
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