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1. Which organisms externally digest dead organic matter and then absorb the nutrients?
A. Autotrophs
B. Detritivores
C. Heterotrophs
D. Saprotrophs
(Total 1 mark)
A. J
B. J m2
C. J m2 year1
D. J kg1 m2 year1
(Total 1 mark)
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Topic 4 Past Exam MC questions
5. The diagram below is a simplified version of a food web from Chesapeake Bay. The arrows
indicate the direction of energy flow and the numbers indicate species within the food web.
B. 3rd consumer
D. Producer
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Topic 4 Past Exam MC questions
CO2 in atmosphere
I
II
Fuels Plants
Secondary
Consumer
Primary
Consumer
What processes are involved in the transfer of carbon at stages I and II?
I II
A. combustion photosynthesis
B. photosynthesis respiration
C. combustion respiration
D. fossilization respiration
(Total 1 mark)
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Topic 4 Past Exam MC questions
8. The food web below shows a community in central France 24 000 years ago.
Salix Lemmus
herbacea lemmus
Alopex
lagopus
Betula
Lepus Ursus
nana
arcticus spelaeus
Vaccinium Canis
Rangifer
oxycoccos lupus
tarandus
Cladonia
rangiferina
Homo
Megaloceros
sapiens
giganteus
Graminaceae
Mammuthus
primigenius
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Topic 4 Past Exam MC questions
P T
R
A. P
B. Q
C. S
D. T
(Total 1 mark)
11. What is the initial energy source for all terrestrial communities?
A. Water
B. Photosynthesis
C. Light
D. Glucose
(Total 1 mark)
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12. What name is given to an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from simple
chemical materials?
A. Heterotroph
B. Saprotroph
C. Autotroph
D. Detritivore
(Total 1 mark)
B. A group of organisms of the same species living and interacting in the same area