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7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem

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Question 14

A scientist measures the biomass of seagrass and the sea urchins that feed on it at four coastal sites.

Each site has 2.4 kg/m2 of seagrass biomass.

SiteBiomass of sea urchins in g/m2\text{g/m}^2g/m2
Site A18
Site B180
Site C195
Site D320

At which site is the efficiency of biomass transfer from the seagrass to the sea urchins 7.5%?

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A

Site A

B

Site C

C

Site B

D

Site D

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7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem Questions

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103 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem, covering 7.4.1 Trophic levels, 7.4.2 Pyramids of biomass, and 7.4.3 Transfer of biomass. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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