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7.5 Food production

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Question 2

The table shows annual data for a country before and during a period of conflict.

Before the conflictDuring the conflict
Population4.0 million4.8 million
Mass of safe food supplied1.20 million tonnes0.96 million tonnes
a.

Using the data, explain why it became more difficult for the country to maintain food security during the conflict.

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b.

Calculate the additional mass of food that would need to be supplied each year during the conflict for the mass available per person to equal the value before the conflict.

Give your answer in tonnes.

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7.5 Food production Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /7.5 Food production

87 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 7.5 Food production, covering 7.5.1 Factors affecting food security, 7.5.2 Farming techniques, 7.5.3 Sustainable fisheries, and 7.5.4 Role of biotechnology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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