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3 marksPopulation Growth and Survival Factors

CSEC Biology · January 2019 · Paper 2 · Question 2(c)

A farmer planted 50 corn seeds on one plot and 100 seeds on a similar plot, providing both with the same fertilizer and water. The plot with 100 seeds yielded much less corn than the plot with 50 seeds.

Suggest THREE possible reasons for the lower yield obtained in the plot with the larger number of seeds.

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  2. 2(a)(ii)State TWO activities of humans which may have a negative impact on species diversity and TWO measures that may be taken to reduce the impact of these…[4 marks]
  3. 2(b)(i)Label on the graph the curve which represents the predator, using the letter A.[1 mark]
  4. 2(b)(ii)Use the number of organisms and the shape of the curves to state TWO reasons for your answer in (b) (i).[2 marks]
  5. 2(b)(iii)Assuming that the population of the predator drops to zero, extend the curve of the prey population on the graph. (Assume that no other changes have occurred…[1 mark]
  6. 2(b)(iv)Assuming that the population of the prey drops to zero, extend the curve of the predator population on the graph. (Assume that no other changes have occurred…[1 mark]

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