CAPE Biology Unit 2 · 2007 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)
Point out the advantages of a food web over a food chain in nutrient cycling through an ecosystem.
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- 5(a)State the sources and the differences between energy flow and nutrient flow through producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem.[6 marks]
- 5(c)Apply your knowledge of the nitrogen cycle to explain in detail how deforestation/slash-and-burn interferes with EACH stage of the cycle in tropical…[10 marks]
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