Ecology Examination: AQA 8461 GCSE Biology
Question 1
Q1. Knowledge Recall (1 mark)
Define the term "population."
Question 2
Q2. Application of Knowledge (2 marks)
Explain how deforestation affects biodiversity.
Question 3
Q3. Extended Response (3 marks)
Describe the role of decomposers in an ecosystem.
Question 4
Q4. Knowledge Recall (1 mark)
What is the main source of energy for producers?
Question 5
Q5. Application of Knowledge (2 marks)
Explain how abiotic factors can affect the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem.
Question 6
Q6. Extended Response (3 marks)
Discuss the ways in which human activities can contribute to unsustainable practices in ecosystems.
Question 7
Q7. Knowledge Recall (1 mark)
What is the term for the feeding relationship between organisms in an ecosystem?
Question 8
Q8. Application of Knowledge (2 marks)
Explain how the concept of biomass can be used to measure the productivity of an ecosystem.
Question 9
Q9. Extended Response (3 marks)
Describe how the carbon cycle maintains a balance of carbon in the biosphere.
Question 10
Q10. Application of Knowledge (2 marks)
Explain how the size of a population can be regulated in an ecosystem.