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5 marksEnergy Flow and Nutrient Cycling

CAPE Biology Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 5(a)(i)

Explain how a pyramid of numbers is constructed and, using TWO examples, explain why there may be inconsistencies in the shapes of the pyramid.

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