2 Study the diagram above and answer the following questions.

(a) Why is the paddy plant called the producer? (b) Name the habitat where the organisms in the food web can be found. (c) Name an organism that compete with the rat for the same food. (d) Predict what will happen to the snake population if the bird and the rat are trapped or killed by poison. (e) During planting,the paddy seedlings are planted far apart from each other.Give a reason for this action. (f) State two basic needs that are a source of competition between the paddy plants.

A group of year 6 pupils carry out an investigation to determine the effect of planting plants close to each other and further from each other. Pot A contains plants that are planted close to each other whereas Pot B contains plants that are planted further from each other. The plants are planted in two pots of the same size and filled with the same amount and type of soil. The plants in both pots are of the same species and received the same amount of nutrients and water. Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the condition of the plants after a few weeks. 1. Which plants show a better growth? 2. Why do the plants in pot A have poor growth? 3. What kind of interaction occurs among the plants in both pots? 4. What do the plants in both pots compete for? 5. What can be done to relieve the condition in Pot A?

Write your answer in the space providen below. Azizul and Amin are having a conversation in Pak Hamids and Pak Busus orchard. Azizul :Wow, the rambutans in Pak Hamids orchard are big and abundant. Amin :Yes, you are right Azizul, but the rambutans in Pak Busus orchard are small and less abundant. Azizul Did you also notice that Pak Busus orchard is full of weeds and undergrowth? Amin :Yes. In Pak Busus orchard there are a lot of angsana trees that are bigger and taller than the rambutan trees. (a) Build an inference based on the quantity of rambutans in Pak Hamids and Pak Busus orchard. ................................................................................................................ What hypothesis can you make based on your answer in (a) above? ................................................................................................................ Predict what will happen to the rambutan trees in Pak Busus orchard if he cuts down some of the angsana trees. ................................................................................................................

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Section B 1.(a) The number of rambutans in Pak Hamids orchard is more than in Pak Busus orchard because the rambutan trees in Pak Hamids orchard receive more sunlight/ water/ nutrients/ less competition than the rambutan trees in Pak Busus orchard. (b) Examples of acceptable answers (i) If the rambutan trees receive more sunlight, they will produce more fruits. (ii) If the rambutan trees receive more nutrients, they will produce more fruits. (iii) The lesser the competition received by the rambutan trees, the more fruits they will produce. (c) The quantity of fruits produced by the rambutan tree increases. The rambutan trees becomes more fertile. There are 3 science process skills being tested in the question. (i) Inference That is an explanation given based on observations made. (ii) Hypothesis A statement that shows a relationship between the manipulated and responding variable s. Example: If the rambutan trees receive more sunlight, they will produce more fruits. Manipulated variable amount of sunlight received Responding variable quantity of fruits produced