Biology 5090 · O Level · Selection

Selection — practice question

In the United States of America, Lake Washington is a large lake of fresh water. From 1941 to 1963, ever larger quantities of untreated sewage contaminated the lake.
(a)[5]

Suggest and explain what effect this untreated sewage had on the lake ecosystem.

(b)[2]

Calculate the percentage increase in water transparency from 1957 to 1968.

(c(i))[4]

Use the data in Table 4.1 to describe how the distribution pattern of armour plates has altered over time.

(c(ii))[5]

Armour plates on the skin of a Three Spined Stickleback protect it from predators. Describe how natural selection may have led to the change in plate distribution over time.

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