ESCUELA SECUNDARIA

MID-YEAR CHECK-UP
2024

MATERIA: Environmental Systems and Societies

CURSO: 5to
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PROFESOR: Gattas, Facundo E.

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a. With reference to Figure 2(a), state the type of biotic interaction that occurs between
the imperial amazon and the red-necked amazon parrots.

b. Compare and contrast the realized niches of the two parrot species.

c. With reference to Figure 2(b), calculate the percent increase in red-necked amazon
numbers between 1980 and 2012.

d. With reference to Figures 2(a) and 2(b), suggest two reasons why the red-necked
amazon population has recovered more quickly than the imperial amazon population
following Hurricane David in 1979.

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a. Outline the impact that a reduction in the tiger population may have on other
populations in the food web shown in Figure 8(c).

b. Outline why a reduction in the Siberian tiger’s population may increase its
probability of extinction.

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a. State the trophic level of the zebra.

b. State how you could determine gross secondary productivity of the zebra.

c. Explain how the second law of thermodynamics applies to this food chain.

5. Describe the role of primary producers in ecosystems.

6. Compare and contrast the impact of humans on the carbon and nitrogen cycles.

7. Define net primary productivity.

8. Distinguish between a pyramid of numbers and a pyramid of productivity.

9. Explain how both positive and negative feedback mechanisms may play a role in
producing a typical S population growth curve for a species.

10. Explain the role of two historical influences in shaping the development of the
environmental movement. (Essay writing – no word limit)

a. Remember P.E.E.L

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