B16 Practice

Student book answers questions

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01.1 rose bush 1

01.2 ladybirds 1
predator: spider Must be correct prey for 1
predator.
(preys on) ladybirds 1

01.3 or

predator: ladybirds

(prey on) greenfly

01.4 Sun Ignore light. 1
02.1 grass → rabbits → foxes 1
September 1
02.2 higher predation from foxes or 1
fewer food resources
02.3 110 rabbits 1
 both the rabbit and fox 6
populations are fairly
low at the beginning of
the year
 the rabbit population
increases as more food
becomes available, and
peaks in April/May
 in turn, the fox
population increases
due to the higher
availability of rabbits,
and peaks in
July/August
02.4  the high number of
foxes eat a larger
proportion of the rabbits,
so rabbit numbers fall,
and are lowest in
September/October
 with fewer rabbits, there
is less food for the
foxes, so fox numbers
fall, and are lowest in
October/November
 with the reduction in
foxes, rabbit numbers
go up again and the
cycle repeats itself
microorganisms 1
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 B16 Practice
Student book answers questions
(microorganisms) decay / 1
breakdown / digest (carbon
compounds)

(microorganisms) respire 1

(and) release carbon dioxide 1

plants need carbon dioxide for 1

photosynthesis
04.1 1
04.2 2
any three from: 3
 sweating
04.3  urinating
 breathing
 in faeces
04.4 transpiration 1

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