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10 marksEnergy Flow and Nutrient Cycling

CAPE Biology Unit 2 · 2007 · Paper 2 · Question 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 rainforests.

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  1. 5(a)State the sources and the differences between energy flow and nutrient flow through producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem.[6 marks]
  2. 5(b)Point out the advantages of a food web over a food chain in nutrient cycling through an ecosystem.[4 marks]

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