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Genetics, Evolution and Ecosystems

Quick questions on Ecosystems and conservation: energy flow, nutrient cycles and succession - CCEA A-Level Biology

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Explain why food chains rarely have more than four or five trophic levels. [2 marks]
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State the role of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the nitrogen cycle. [1 mark]
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A producer fixes 40000 kJ m2 yr140\,000\ \text{kJ m}^{-2}\ \text{yr}^{-1}. Estimate the energy available to a secondary consumer two levels up, assuming 10 percent transfer at each step. [2 marks]

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