Biology Quest 1

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-2- Answer ALL questions. Do NOT spend more than 30 minutes on Question 1. 1. Figure 1 helow shows an aquatic and a terrestrial food web. Water hind Hawk or ~ / Flycatcher bid Water sna Fish Sayiteret \ Tadpole \ coe \ mieioecsea, © Masuile Tuana Grasshopper animale \ 4 Pondweed NN / 4 Plant raters, ‘Microscopic plants leaves. fruits, seeds Aquatic food web ‘Terrestrial food web Figure 1: Diagrams of twa food webs (@) Table 1 below contains examples of organisms at different trophic levels. Complete Table | usitig ONLY the organisms shown in the food webs in Figure L TABLE 1; ORGANISMS AT DIFFERENT TROPHIC LEVELS IN FIGURE 1 ‘Trophic levels | Aquatic food web | Terresteial food web Plant materials, leaves, Pond weed Bruits, seeds Primary consumer Fish Flycatcher ‘Tertiary Consumer (6 marks) (&) Identify TWO similarities between the aquatic and terrestrial food webs. marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020 2006 -3e (©) Describe how data may be collected to construct the terrestrial food web in Figure I Make a list of the materials and apparatis required and state ONE precaution to be taken in collecting the data, Materials and apparatus (marks) Method: “ (4 marks) Precaution: (mark } (d) In the space provided below, construct a table to present the data to be collected for constructing the lerrestrial food web. (4 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/F 2006 74. (©) Suggest TWO ways in which the data to be collected may be summarized or repre~ sented, apart from food webs. marks) (9) @_ How would the method differ from that described in c), if you wished to gather data to consteuct the aquatic food web? (@ marks) Gi) Explain why the method would be different for collecting data for the aquatic food web, (2 marks) (g) _ Decomposers are important to food webs because they recycle nutrients. (i) Name TWO types of decomposers that are usually found in food webs. Gii) Describe the role decomposers play in the recycling process. (3 marks) Total 30 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01207020/K 2006,

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