Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Energy flow

Energy flow — practice question

Fig. 1.1 is a pyramid of energy for an ecosystem. The diagram gives energy values in joules (J): Trophic level 1: 11 212 J Trophic level 2: 9804 J Trophic level 3: 822 J Trophic level 4: 98 J The labels on the diagram are energy / J, trophic level, and trophic levels 1 to 4 are shown as stacked bars.
(a(i))[1]

State the source of energy for the organisms at trophic level 1 in Fig. 1.1.

(a(ii))[2]

Calculate the percentage of energy transferred from trophic level 2 to trophic level 3 in Fig. 1.1. Give your answer to one significant figure.

(a(iii))[2]

State two reasons for the reduction in energy between trophic levels 1 and 4, as shown in Fig. 1.1.

(a(iv))[2]

Describe the advantages of using a pyramid of energy instead of a pyramid of biomass to represent food chains.

(b(i))[1]

Complete the sentence to define population. A population is a group of organisms of one species living in the same [BLANK] at the same [BLANK].

(b(ii))[5]

Describe and explain why the graph has the form shown at X in Fig. 1.2.

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