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4 marksNutrient Cycles and Energy Flow

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 1(b)(ii)

An ecological pyramid outline is shown in Figure 2.

Using the completed ecological pyramid from (b)(i), explain how energy flows through an ecosystem.

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  1. 1(a)(i)State the type of symbiotic relationship shown in Figure 1.[1 mark]
  2. 1(a)(ii)Explain how the symbiotic relationship identified in (a)(i) could result in a population curve resembling Figure 1.[4 marks]
  3. 1(a)(iii)Evaluate the statement that the presence of Species 2 acts as a limiting factor for Species 1, providing one reason to justify your response.[3 marks]
  4. 1(a)(iv)Determine after how many months the difference in population size between Species 1 and Species 2 reaches its maximum, showing how the answer was determined.[3 marks]
  5. 1(a)(v)Identify the minimum population size of Species 1 shown on the graph.[1 mark]
  6. 1(b)(i)Reproduce the outline of the ecological pyramid and label each trophic level with the correct organism chosen from: Cricket, Lizard, Grass, Mongoose.[4 marks]

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