Long answer·Hard exam skill (4/5)·No calculator
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1/5 - Foundational
Warm-up setup; checks one basic idea.
2/5 - Routine exam skill
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3/5 - Standard multi-step
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4/5 - Hard exam skill
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5/5 - Challenge
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Question
A grassland has 50000 J of energy stored at the producer level. Assume about 10 percent of energy passes to the next trophic level.
Total: 5 marks
(a) Estimate the energy available to herbivores. (1 mark)
(b) Estimate the energy available to secondary consumers. (1 mark)
(c) Explain why only a small part of producer energy reaches higher consumers. (3 marks)
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