7.1 Adaptations, interdependence and competition

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Ecology students investigated the population of woodlice (Oniscus asellus) in a deciduous woodland clearing over a period of 12 weeks.

To do this, they set up five pitfall trap stations, each consisting of a pitfall trap with a diameter of 10 cm. Every three weeks, they emptied the traps, recorded the number of woodlice caught at each station, and immediately released them back into the clearing.

Table 1 shows their results.

Table 1: Number of woodlice caught at each trap station

Trap station0 weeks3 weeks6 weeks9 weeks12 weeks
1342821148
22924YYY116
3413526189
4272218125
5393125157
Totals1701401107035
a.

Value Y Y\,Y is the number of woodlice caught in trap station 2 at 6 weeks. Calculate the value of YYY.

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b.

Calculate the percentage decrease in the total number of woodlice caught at 12 weeks compared with 3 weeks.

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